Breakdown of Adaylık sürecinde doktora programını tamamlamış olması çok önemlidir.
çok
very
olmak
to be
önemli
important
program
schedule / program
tamamlamak
to complete
süreç
process (course of events)
doktora
PhD / doctorate
adaylık
candidacy
Questions & Answers about Adaylık sürecinde doktora programını tamamlamış olması çok önemlidir.
How does tamamlamış olması translate to 'his having completed'?
This is the perfective noun clause structure. It combines the verb tamamlamak (to complete) with the perfective suffix -mIş, followed by olma (the verbal noun 'being/doing') and the 3rd person possessive suffix -sı. Literally, it means 'his being in a state of having completed.' We use this to talk about a completed action acting as the subject of the sentence.
Since 'onun' (his) isn't in the sentence, how do we know who is supposed to complete the program?
The possessive suffix -sı on olması tells us it is a third-person singular subject ('his', 'her', or 'its'). In Turkish, it is very common to drop the pronoun onun when the possessive suffix already makes the person clear.
Why does programını have the -nı suffix?
It breaks down into two parts. First, doktora programı is a noun compound meaning 'PhD program', which gives us the -ı possessive suffix. Second, because it is the specific direct object of the verb tamamlamak (to complete), it takes the accusative case. The -n- is a buffer letter between the compound suffix and the accusative -ı.
Can you break down the word sürecinde?
It comes from süreç (process). To form the noun compound 'candidacy process', it takes the possessive suffix -i, becoming süreci (notice the consonant mutation from ç to c). Then we add the locative case -de (in/during) with the buffer letter -n-, giving us adaylık sürecinde (during the candidacy process).
Why is the sentence ending with önemlidir instead of just önemli?
The -dir suffix is the formal copula (like 'is'). While çok önemli would be perfectly understood in conversation, adding -dir gives the statement a tone of objective fact, formal requirement, or general truth, which is very common when stating rules or institutional expectations.
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