Breakdown of İşim pahasına bu riski göze alırım.
bu
this
iş
work
risk
risk
pahasına
at the cost of
göze almak
to risk
Questions & Answers about İşim pahasına bu riski göze alırım.
How does the phrase İşim pahasına work grammatically?
The word paha means value or price. To say 'at the cost of', we use the noun followed by pahasına. It is built like a compound noun where paha takes the possessive suffix -sı, the buffer -n-, and the dative suffix -a (to the price of). Notice that İşim (my job) does not take a genitive suffix here; we just say İşim pahasına rather than İşimin pahasına.
What is the literal meaning of göze alırım?
The base verb phrase is göze almak, which literally means 'to take to the eye'. In Turkish, this is a very common idiom meaning to risk, to brave, or to accept the potential negative consequences of an action.
Why is the aorist tense used here (alırım) instead of the present continuous (alıyorum)?
The aorist tense (-ır) is used here because it expresses a general willingness, a hypothetical decision, or a strong declaration of intent ('I would take this risk' or 'I am willing to'). If you used alıyorum, it would sound like you are actively in the middle of taking the risk right now.
Why does risk have the -i suffix in bu riski?
Because of the word bu (this), the risk being taken is specific. Therefore, it must take the accusative case suffix -i to show it is the specific direct object of the verb phrase göze almak.
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