Breakdown of Olur da hastaneye ulaşmak zor olursa, çabuk karar vermek hayati olur.
zor
difficult
hastane
hospital
çabuk
quick, quickly
ulaşmak
to arrive / to reach (a level/speed)
Questions & Answers about Olur da hastaneye ulaşmak zor olursa, çabuk karar vermek hayati olur.
Why does the sentence use both olur da and olursa? Isn't that redundant?
Olur da is a fixed phrase meaning "if by any chance" or "should it happen that". It sets the mood, but it doesn't replace the actual conditional grammar. You still need to put the main verb of that clause into the conditional form. That's why olur da must be paired with the conditional verb olursa (if it is/becomes).
Why is the aorist tense used in hayati olur at the end instead of just saying hayatidir?
While hayatidir ("it is vital") is grammatically correct, using olur (the aorist form of olmak) emphasizes a consequence or a general truth: "it becomes vital" or "it will be vital". It nicely highlights the natural cause-and-effect relationship set up by the "if" clause.
I noticed "making a decision" is translated with vermek. Do we always use vermek for decisions?
Yes, in Turkish you "give" a decision (karar vermek) rather than "make" or "take" one. It's a standard word pairing (collocation) you'll need to use every time you talk about deciding something.
Why does hastane take the dative suffix -ye (hastaneye ulaşmak) instead of the accusative -yi?