Breakdown of Kötü hijyen koşullarında lazım olur diye bol bol peçete aldık.
kötü
bad
almak
to take, to buy
olmak
to be
bol
abundant / plenty of
lazım
necessary
koşul
condition
diye
in case / for fear that
hijyen
hygiene
peçete
tissue / napkin
Questions & Answers about Kötü hijyen koşullarında lazım olur diye bol bol peçete aldık.
Why do we use the aorist tense in lazım olur diye?
In Turkish, you can express taking a precaution by combining the aorist tense with diye. Literally, this means we bought tissues "thinking it will be needed." In English, this translates naturally to "in case it is needed."
The lesson title mentions both lazım olur diye and lazım olursa diye. Could we use olursa diye here?
Yes! You can say lazım olursa diye with very little difference in meaning. Lazım olur diye emphasizes the expectation that it will be needed (thinking: "it will be needed"), whereas lazım olursa diye leans more into the possibility (thinking: "if it is needed"). Both translate perfectly to "in case."
Why is there an extra -ı in koşullarında? Why not just koşullarda?
Hijyen koşulları is a noun compound meaning "hygiene conditions." To link "hygiene" and "conditions," you need the possessive suffix -ı (after the plural -lar). When you add the locative case -da ("in"), you also need the buffer letter -n-, resulting in koşullarında.
What is the difference between saying bol bol peçete and çok peçete?
Bol bol means "in abundance" or "plenty of." While çok peçete just means "a lot of tissues," using bol bol emphasizes buying a generous, more-than-enough amount to be completely on the safe side.
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