Breakdown of Deney bittiyse, ilk tanıtımın aksine iki cihazı kıyaslamak zaman alacak.
iki
two
zaman
time
almak
to take, to buy
bitmek
to finish / to end
cihaz
device
deney
experiment
ilk
first, initial
aksine
on the contrary
tanıtım
promotion / presentation (introducing a product, etc.)
kıyaslamak
to compare
Questions & Answers about Deney bittiyse, ilk tanıtımın aksine iki cihazı kıyaslamak zaman alacak.
How does the phrase ilk tanıtımın aksine work, and could I use tersine instead?
Yes, aksine and tersine are completely interchangeable here. To say 'unlike [something]' or 'contrary to [something]', you put that noun in the genitive case—which is why tanıtım (promotion) gets the -ın suffix—and follow it with aksine.
Why is the condition bittiyse used instead of biterse?
Bitti is the simple past tense, and adding the conditional -(y)se creates the meaning 'if it has finished'. Biterse uses the aorist tense and means 'if it finishes' (a general or future possibility). Here, the speaker is talking about an experiment that might already be over.
Why does cihazı have an accusative suffix if iki cihazı kıyaslamak (comparing the two devices) is the overall subject of the sentence?
Even though the whole infinitive phrase acts as the subject for zaman alacak (will take time), kıyaslamak is still a verb that needs its own direct object. Because the 'two devices' are specific objects of that action, cihaz takes the definite accusative suffix -ı.
Is there another common way to say 'to compare' besides kıyaslamak?
Yes, karşılaştırmak is a very common synonym for kıyaslamak and is completely interchangeable with it in this sentence.
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