Breakdown of Kurumsal şifre çalınırsa, sistemi ele geçirirler.
şifre
password
sistem
system
kurumsal
corporate / institutional
çalınmak
to be stolen
ele geçirmek
to seize / to take over
Questions & Answers about Kurumsal şifre çalınırsa, sistemi ele geçirirler.
How can we use the lesson's phrase aksi takdirde (otherwise) to express the same situation?
Aksi takdirde connects a required action to a negative consequence if that action fails. To use it here, we would need to state a preventative action first. For example: Kurumsal şifreyi korumalıyız, aksi takdirde sistemi ele geçirirler. (We must protect the corporate password, otherwise they will take over the system.)
Can you break down the suffixes used in çalınırsa?
It starts with the verb root çal- (to steal). We add the passive suffix -ın to get çalın- (to be stolen). Next is the aorist suffix -ır, which is often used in conditional clauses for general or future possibilities. Finally, the conditional suffix -sa (if) is attached. Altogether it forms "if it is stolen."
What is the literal translation of the phrase ele geçirirler?
The infinitive verb is ele geçirmek, which literally means "to cause to pass into the hand" (el is hand, -e is the directional "to", and geçirmek is to make something pass). In Turkish, it is the standard idiom for seizing control, capturing, or taking over something.
Why does sistem take the -i suffix to become sistemi?
It is the direct object of the verb ele geçirmek. Because we are talking about taking over a specific, known system (the corporate one), it requires the definite accusative case suffix -i.
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