Breakdown of Bu disiplinsiz çalışan, değil proje bitirmek, kaytarmayı bile gizlemez.
bu
this
değil
not
proje
project
bitirmek
to finish (something)
Questions & Answers about Bu disiplinsiz çalışan, değil proje bitirmek, kaytarmayı bile gizlemez.
How do değil and bile work together to mean 'let alone' in this sentence?
This is the core structure of this lesson: değil + [Action 1 with -mAk] + [Action 2] + bile. It emphasizes that Action 1 (proje bitirmek) is completely out of the question, because even the lesser expectation of Action 2 (kaytarmayı) isn't met. Notice that the main verb gizlemez is negative, which completes the 'doesn't even' meaning.
Why is the first action proje bitirmek in the raw infinitive form without any case endings?
In the değil ... bile structure, the impossible or highly unlikely action is typically expressed with the raw -mAk infinitive. It acts as a broad concept ('finishing a project') rather than a specific action happening in a specific time.
If the first action is just bitirmek, why does the second action kaytarmayı take the accusative case?
The case of the second action depends entirely on the main verb of the sentence. The verb gizlemek (to hide) requires its direct object to take the accusative case. Since the employee isn't hiding the specific act of slacking off, the short infinitive kaytarma gets the buffer y and accusative ı to become kaytarmayı.
I recognize çalışan as the present participle meaning 'working'. How does it translate to 'employee' here?