Breakdown of Kim sorarsa sorsun, idealim bağımsız olmaktır.
kim
who
olmak
to be
sormak
to ask
bağımsız
independent
Questions & Answers about Kim sorarsa sorsun, idealim bağımsız olmaktır.
Why does the sentence end with olmaktır instead of a regular conjugated verb like olurum?
In this sentence, the subject is idealim (my ideal) and the predicate is the concept of 'being independent'. To use a verb as a noun-like predicate, we use the infinitive -mAk form. The -tır suffix is the copula 'is', so olmaktır literally translates to 'is to be'.
Could we drop the -tır at the end and just say bağımsız olmak?
Yes, idealim bağımsız olmak is perfectly correct and means the exact same thing. Adding the -tır suffix (from the -DIr copula) just makes the statement sound slightly more definitive, formal, or like a permanent personal truth.
How exactly does the phrase Kim sorarsa sorsun translate to 'no matter who asks'?
This is a specific Turkish pattern for 'no matter...' or 'whoever/whatever...'. It combines a question word (kim), the aorist conditional of a verb (sorarsa, 'if they ask'), and the third-person imperative of that same verb (sorsun, 'let them ask'). Literally, it works like 'Whoever, if they ask, let them ask.'
If I wanted to say 'no matter what happens', how would I apply this same grammatical pattern?