Conditionals in Turkish (if-clauses)
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Sign up for freeConditional sentences are formed by adding the word 'eğer' (if) to the beginning of the sentence and the suffixes -(y)se/-(y)sa to the verb root. The word 'eğer' can be omitted because the suffix -(y)se gives the same meaning.
Verb root + tense + 'if+personal suffix'
Last vowel of the verb root-> | a, ı , o ,u | e, i, ö, ü |
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Ben (I) | -sam | -sem |
Sen (you) | -san | -sen |
O (he/she/it) | -sa | -se |
Biz (we) | -sak | -sek |
Siz (you) | -sanız | -seniz |
Onlar (they) | -larsa | -lerse |
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When the conjunction-de/-da and conditional suffix -se are used together in a sentence, they give the meaning of 'even if'. The word 'bile' can be used instead of the conjunction 'de'.
When the past suffix -ydi is added to -se, the condition that it explained is an impossible condition.