Word
Organizatörlere verilen brifing ne kadar uzunsa, program o kadar başarılı olur.
Meaning
The longer the briefing given to the organizers is, the more successful the program becomes.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Organizatörlere verilen brifing ne kadar uzunsa, program o kadar başarılı olur.
o
that / he / she / it
uzun
long / tall
vermek
to give
program
schedule / program
Questions & Answers about Organizatörlere verilen brifing ne kadar uzunsa, program o kadar başarılı olur.
How is the word verilen formed, and why is it used instead of veren?
Verilen is a passive relative participle. It comes from the verb vermek (to give). First, we add the passive suffix -il to get verilmek (to be given). Then, we add the subject relative suffix -en to turn it into an adjective describing the noun. So, verilen brifing means "the briefing that is given". If we used the active form veren, it would mean "the briefing that gives", which doesn't make sense here!
How do we get the "the longer... the more successful" translation from ne kadar uzunsa ... o kadar başarılı?
In Turkish, the "the more X, the more Y" pattern is created using ne kadar (how much) in the first clause and o kadar (that much) in the second clause. Literally, this sentence is saying: "However much long the briefing is, that much successful the program becomes."
Why is there a conditional suffix on the adjective in uzunsa?
Why does the sentence end with the aorist tense olur instead of oluyor or ?