Breakdown of Yeter ki sunum etkileyici olsun, yatırım bulmak kolay.
kolay
easy
olmak
to be
bulmak
to find
sunum
presentation
yatırım
investment
etkileyici
impressive
yeter ki
as long as / provided that (on the condition that)
Questions & Answers about Yeter ki sunum etkileyici olsun, yatırım bulmak kolay.
Why do we use the imperative form olsun here instead of a conditional like olursa?
The phrase yeter ki (provided that / as long as) is conventionally followed by the optative or imperative mood to express a requirement or wish. While English uses a standard present tense ("is impressive"), the Turkish structure yeter ki ... olsun is a fixed pattern that literally means "suffice it that it be..."
Could we just say "Sunum etkileyici olursa..." instead of using yeter ki?
Yes, Sunum etkileyici olursa means almost the same thing ("If the presentation is impressive"). However, yeter ki adds strong emphasis, showing that this condition is the only thing that matters: "Just as long as the presentation is impressive (and nothing else matters)..."
How is the word etkileyici (impressive) formed?
It builds up from the noun root etki (effect/impact). Adding the verb-making suffix -le gives us etkilemek (to affect/impress). Finally, the suffix -(y)ici turns the verb into an active adjective, resulting in etkileyici (impressive / impactful).
Why is there no "to be" verb at the end of the sentence, like kolaydır?
In Turkish, it is very common to drop the third-person copula (the "is" suffix like -dır or -dir) in everyday statements of fact or opinion. Saying yatırım bulmak kolay is perfectly complete and natural, though adding -dır would also be correct if you wanted to sound more formal or absolute.
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