Breakdown of Her şeyi göze alırız, yeter ki bu ölümcül esaret bitse.
bu
this
her
every
bitmek
to finish / to end
şey
thing
yeter ki
as long as / provided that (on the condition that)
ölümcül
deadly (e.g. disease, wound)
esaret
captivity
göze almak
to risk
Questions & Answers about Her şeyi göze alırız, yeter ki bu ölümcül esaret bitse.
Why does the verb bitse use the conditional -se ending here instead of a regular tense?
The phrase yeter ki means "provided that" or "so long as," and it usually pairs with a verb in the conditional mood (like bitse) or the optative mood. It frames the ending of the captivity not as a stated fact, but as a strong wish or a required condition for risking everything.
Does göze alırız literally translate to "we will risk"?
Not literally. The idiom göze almak translates directly as "to take to the eye," but it means "to risk," "to brave," or "to accept the potential consequences." We see it here in the aorist tense (alırız), which often expresses willingness or a firm promise: "we are willing to risk."
What does the suffix -cül do in the word ölümcül?
The suffix -cül (a variant of -cil) attaches to nouns to form adjectives describing a tendency or nature. Here, it attaches to ölüm (death) to create ölümcül, meaning "deadly" or "fatal." You might also recognize it in words like evcil (tame/domestic, from ev).
Since esaret is the subject of the second clause, why doesn't it have a specific case suffix?
Because esaret (captivity) is the subject of the verb bitse (ends), it stays in the nominative (dictionary) case. Only the specific direct object of a verb gets the accusative case, which is why her şeyi (everything) has the -i ending as the object of göze alırız.
Can I change the order of the clauses and put yeter ki at the beginning?
Yes, you can say Yeter ki bu ölümcül esaret bitse, her şeyi göze alırız. However, placing yeter ki in the middle, almost like an afterthought, is very common in spoken Turkish and adds dramatic emphasis to the condition.
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