Breakdown of Onun çalışmasına rağmen netice aynı; kimse çare aramadı.
o
that / he / she / it
çalışmak
to work / to study
aramak
to look for, to call
kimse
no one / anyone
Questions & Answers about Onun çalışmasına rağmen netice aynı; kimse çare aramadı.
Since this lesson focuses on 'ha ... ha ...', how could we rewrite this sentence to use it?
Because the sentence expresses indifference about the outcome, you could replace the first clause with ha çalışmış ha çalışmamış (whether he worked or didn't work). Combined with netice aynı, it perfectly captures that his efforts made no difference.
Why does çalışmasına have the -a ending before rağmen?
The postposition rağmen (despite) always governs the dative case (-e/-a). Here, we have the verbal noun çalışma (working) + -sı (his) + -n- (buffer) + -a (dative). Literally, it translates to 'to his working, despite'.
Are netice and sonuç interchangeable here?
Yes, they mean the exact same thing (result/outcome) and are completely interchangeable. Netice is an older word of Arabic origin, while sonuç is the modern Turkish equivalent. You will frequently hear both in daily life.
Why is the verb negative (aramadı) when kimse is already used as the subject?
Unlike 'nobody' in English, kimse doesn't carry a negative meaning on its own; it just means 'anyone'. To mean 'nobody', Turkish requires negative agreement on the verb. A literal translation is 'anybody did not look'.