Breakdown of Görüşmedeki tutumu daha olumlu olsaymış, o iş ona kısmet olurmuş.
o
that / he / she / it
iş
work
olmak
to be
daha
more
görüşme
meeting (interview, discussion)
olumlu
positive
tutum
attitude / behavior (stance)
kısmet
luck / destiny (one's lot)
Questions & Answers about Görüşmedeki tutumu daha olumlu olsaymış, o iş ona kısmet olurmuş.
What is the difference between olsaymış here and olsaydı?
The verb olsaymış combines the conditional -sa with the inferential suffix -mış, rather than the past definite -dı. While olsaydı is a standard unreal past condition (if it had been), olsaymış adds hearsay or inference. It indicates that you heard this hypothetical condition from someone else, translating roughly to they say that if it had been.
Why does the consequence clause use olurmuş instead of olurdu?
The suffix -muş on olurmuş matches the reported nature of the if-clause. While olurdu (aorist + past) states your own hypothetical consequence (it would have been), olurmuş (aorist + inferential) means they say it would have been. Using the inferential ending in both halves of the sentence shows that the entire hypothetical scenario is based on hearsay.
How is Görüşmedeki constructed to describe the attitude?
What does the phrase kısmet olmak mean in this context?
The noun kısmet refers to fate, destiny, or a person's rightful share. The expression birine kısmet olmak means to fall to someone's lot or to be destined for someone. In everyday Turkish, saying o iş ona kısmet olurmuş is a culturally natural way of expressing that they allegedly would have successfully landed the job.
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