Learn Turkish: Teli kesmek için penseyi kullandıysa çekmecededir. - If he used the pliers to cut the wire, it is in the drawer.

It is formed by adding the past tense suffix -dı followed by the buffer -y- and the conditional copula -sa (kullan + dı + y + sa). This is the past real conditional. It means "if it is a fact that he used..." It deals with a real possibility in the past, unlike a hypothetical conditional (which would just be kullansa, meaning "if he were to use").

Why is penseyi singular when the English translation says "pliers"?

In English, tools with two identical parts are treated as plural (pliers, scissors, glasses). In Turkish, they are singular nouns: pense (pliers), makas (scissors), gözlük (glasses). The -yi is simply the accusative case suffix marking it as the specific direct object of the verb ("the pliers").

Why is there a -dir suffix on çekmecededir instead of just saying çekmecede?

While çekmecede just means "it is in the drawer," adding the -dir copula here acts as a marker of deduction or logical assumption. It adds the nuance of "then it must be in the drawer" or "I logically conclude it is in the drawer," perfectly matching the conditional setup of the sentence.

Why do both tel (wire) and pense (pliers) get the specific accusative endings (, )?