Breakdown of Raporun tersine, bu motoru diğerleriyle kıyaslamak mümkün, yeter ki takım olarak çalışalım.
bu
this
çalışmak
to work / to study
takım
team
rapor
report
motor
engine
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
diğer
the other
olarak
as / in the capacity of
mümkün
possible
tersine
on the contrary / in contrast
yeter ki
as long as / provided that (on the condition that)
kıyaslamak
to compare
Questions & Answers about Raporun tersine, bu motoru diğerleriyle kıyaslamak mümkün, yeter ki takım olarak çalışalım.
Why does rapor take the genitive suffix -un in raporun tersine?
The word tersine (contrary to / unlike) acts like a noun compound literally meaning "to the contrary of it". When you link a specific noun or pronoun to it, that preceding word must be in the genitive case (-(n)In). Thus, "contrary to the report" becomes raporun tersine.
Could I use aksine instead of tersine in this sentence?
Absolutely. raporun aksine and raporun tersine are completely interchangeable here. Both mean "contrary to the report" and both require the preceding noun to take the genitive case.
Why is it bu motoru with the accusative -u when the main sentence doesn't have a standard action verb?
bu motoru is the direct object of the infinitive verb kıyaslamak (to compare). Because it is a specific object ("this engine"), it must take the accusative case, even though kıyaslamak is just acting as the subject of the wider sentence ("comparing this engine is possible").
What are the exact suffixes attached to diğerleriyle?
It is built from diğer (other) + -ler (plural) + -i (3rd person possessive, used here to specify "the" others) + -y- (buffer consonant) + -le (with). Literally, it translates to "with the others of them".
Why does the verb çalışmak take the optative form çalışalım (let us work) here?
The conjunction yeter ki (provided that / as long as) usually triggers the optative/subjunctive mood (-e/-a). While in English we use the simple present "provided that we work," Turkish frames this condition as "it is enough that we should work" or "suffice it that let us work".
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