Breakdown of Ergen oğlum tableti geri vermek koşuluyla oyun oynamak için aldı.
almak
to take, to buy
oynamak
to play
oyun
game
vermek
to give
için
for
oğul
son
geri
back (direction or movement)
tablet
tablet (device)
koşuluyla
on the condition that
ergen
teenager
Questions & Answers about Ergen oğlum tableti geri vermek koşuluyla oyun oynamak için aldı.
Why do we use the infinitive vermek here instead of the verbal noun vermesi before koşuluyla?
We use the simple infinitive -mAk (vermek) because the person fulfilling the condition is the same as the subject of the main sentence. The teenage son (ergen oğlum) is the one who took the tablet, and he is also the one who must give it back. If the condition relied on a different person doing the action, we would use the verbal noun -mAsI.
Is there any difference between using koşuluyla and şartıyla in this sentence?
No, they mean exactly the same thing and can be used interchangeably in this grammar structure. Koşul is a word of Turkic origin, while şart comes from Arabic. You could perfectly well say geri vermek şartıyla here with no change in meaning.
Why does tablet get the accusative ending to become tableti, but oyun stays in its plain form?
Tableti takes the definite accusative suffix -i because it is the specific, known direct object of the verb aldı ("he took the tablet"). Meanwhile, oyun is part of the general activity oyun oynamak (playing games / playing a game). Since it isn't a specific, defined game, it remains indefinite and doesn't take the accusative case.
Why are there two different infinitives (vermek and oynamak) in this sentence?
They are paired with different postpositions to express different ideas. Geri vermek (to give back) pairs with koşuluyla to state the condition of taking the tablet. Oyun oynamak (to play a game) pairs with için to state the purpose for taking it. Both use the basic -mAk dictionary form because the subject (the son) is performing all these actions.
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