Breakdown of Keşke müsabakadan önce kullanmaması gereken o yasaklı hormonu kullanmasaydı.
o
that / he / she / it
kullanmak
to use
önce
before / first / firstly
keşke
if only / I wish
Questions & Answers about Keşke müsabakadan önce kullanmaması gereken o yasaklı hormonu kullanmasaydı.
Why are there two -ma suffixes in kullanmaması?
The first -ma makes the verb negative, and the second -ma turns it into a verbal noun. Combined with the third-person possessive -sı, kullanmaması literally means "his not using." When paired with gereken (which is necessary), the whole phrase translates to "that he must not use."
How does the Keşke ... -saydı structure work here?
Keşke means "I wish" or "if only." To express regret about a past action, Turkish combines the conditional suffix -sa with the past tense -ydı. Here, the verb base kullan- gets the negative -ma, conditional -sa, and past -ydı, forming kullanmasaydı ("I wish he hadn't used").
Does müsabakadan önce (before the competition) modify the main verb or the relative clause?
Because it comes directly before the relative clause kullanmaması gereken, it modifies that clause. It means the rule is specifically that he must not use it before the competition. If it were modifying the main verb, it would usually be placed closer to kullanmasaydı at the end of the sentence.
Why use yasaklı instead of just yasak?