Breakdown of Nihai misyonumuz, kaybetmek pahasına bile doğru bilgiyi yaymaktır.
kaybetmek
to lose
bile
even
bilgi
information
doğru
correct, true
pahasına
at the cost of
misyon
mission
nihai
ultimate / final (conclusive)
yaymak
to spread (transitive)
Questions & Answers about Nihai misyonumuz, kaybetmek pahasına bile doğru bilgiyi yaymaktır.
Why does the sentence end with yaymaktır instead of just yaymak?
In this sentence, the infinitive yaymak (to spread) acts as the main predicate; it is what our mission 'is'. While you can legally drop the -tır copula suffix and just say yaymak, adding -tır (which acts like an 'is' for general or factual statements) makes the sentence sound much more formal, definitive, and complete. It is highly expected in written Turkish or when stating missions and facts.
How does the phrase kaybetmek pahasına work grammatically to mean 'at the cost of losing'?
The word paha means price or value. Here, it forms a compound with the infinitive kaybetmek (to lose). It takes the third-person possessive suffix -sı to link it to losing, the buffer -n-, and the dative case -a, literally meaning 'to the price of losing'. The structure [verb/noun] pahasına is a fixed B2-level expression meaning 'at the cost or expense of [verb/noun]'.
Since the main predicate is an 'is' statement (yaymaktır), why does bilgi take the accusative case (bilgiyi)?
Even though yaymak (to spread) acts as a noun in the main sentence's structure, it still functions as a verb internally and can take its own direct object. What are we spreading? Accurate information (doğru bilgiyi). Because it is a specific, defined object of the action yaymak, it must take the accusative suffix -yi.
Why is bile (even) placed exactly where it is in the sentence?
In Turkish, bile comes immediately after the word or phrase it emphasizes. Here, it emphasizes the entire phrase kaybetmek pahasına (at the cost of losing). Placing it there creates the meaning 'even at the cost of losing'. If you placed it after doğru bilgiyi, it would change the meaning to 'to spread even accurate information'.
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