Breakdown of Şartname, adaylık için dil sınavını geçmiş olmayı istiyor.
olmak
to be
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
sınav
exam
için
for
geçmek
to pass / to cross / to shift (into a gear)
dil
language
şartname
specification / guidelines
adaylık
candidacy
Questions & Answers about Şartname, adaylık için dil sınavını geçmiş olmayı istiyor.
What is the difference between saying geçmeyi and geçmiş olmayı in this sentence?
geçmiş olmayı is the perfective infinitive, meaning "to have passed." If we used geçmeyi ("to pass"), it could imply taking and passing the exam at the time of candidacy. geçmiş olmayı emphasizes that the passing must already be a completed action before applying.
Why does olma take the accusative ending -yı here?
It acts as the direct object of the main verb, istiyor (wants/requires). The specification wants what? It wants "having passed the exam" (geçmiş olmayı). Since istemek requires a specific direct object to be in the accusative case, we add the buffer -y- and the accusative -ı to the verbal noun olma.
Why is sınav written as sınavını?
First, dil sınavı is a noun compound meaning "language exam," giving us the third-person possessive suffix -ı. Then, because the exam is the specific direct object of the verbal phrase geçmiş olmayı, it needs the accusative case. We add the buffer -n- and the accusative -ı, resulting in sınavını.
Why don't we use a personal possessive ending on olma, like olmasını?
We use the plain verbal noun olmayı because this is a general requirement applying to anyone. If the sentence were about specific people, we would use a noun clause with a possessive, such as adayların geçmiş olmasını istiyor (it requires the candidates to have passed).
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