Word
Onda dönmesi koşuluyla ergen oğlumun partiye gitmesine izin verdim.
Meaning
I let my teenage son go to the party on the condition that he returns at ten.
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Breakdown of Onda dönmesi koşuluyla ergen oğlumun partiye gitmesine izin verdim.
on
ten
gitmek
to go
dönmek
to return
parti
party
Questions & Answers about Onda dönmesi koşuluyla ergen oğlumun partiye gitmesine izin verdim.
Why do we use dönmesi here instead of the infinitive dönmek before koşuluyla?
We use the verbal noun dönmesi (his returning) because the person returning is specific (the son). If we used the infinitive dönmek, it would refer to the speaker since the main verb (izin verdim) is in the first person. To specify that the son must return, we add the third-person possessive suffix -si.
Why does oğlum take the genitive suffix -un (oğlumun)?
It links to the verbal noun gitmesine (his going) to specify who is doing the action. In Turkish, to express 'my son's going', you use a standard genitive-possessive construction: oğlumun (my son's) + gitmesi (his going).
Why is there an -ne at the end of gitmesine?
The verb izin vermek (to let / to give permission) requires the dative case for the action you are allowing. We take the possessive verbal noun gitmesi, add the buffer letter -n-, and attach the dative suffix -e to get gitmesine.
Can I use şartıyla instead of koşuluyla in this sentence?
Yes, they are completely interchangeable. Şart is an Arabic loanword, while koşul is its modern Turkish equivalent. Both pair exactly the same way with verbal nouns and infinitives to mean 'on the condition that'.