You will make plans that depend on something happening. A real condition leaves that event open: the rain may come, but it is not a fact yet.
The idea
For a possible future event, Turkish commonly uses the aorist with a conditional ending: gelirse means “if he or she comes”, and gelmezse means “if he or she does not come”. Put the condition first for a neutral sentence. The result can use the aorist for an expected consequence, the future for a plan, or an imperative for an instruction. In Erken gelirsen birlikte yemek yaparız, you come and we cook: each clause has its own person. Eğer can introduce the condition, but is optional.
Examples
- Yağmur yağarsa içeride otururuz.If it rains, we will sit inside.
- Erken gelirsen birlikte yemek yaparız.If you come early, we will cook together.
- Otobüs gelmezse taksi çağıracağız.If the bus does not come, we will call a taxi.
- Eğer ekmek alırsan kahvaltıyı hazırlayacağım.If you buy bread, I will prepare breakfast.
- Bir sorunuz olursa bana yazın.If you have a question, write to me.
- Zamanım olursa bu kitabı okuyacağım.If I have time, I will read this book.
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Watch out
Adding eğer does not turn a plain statement into a complete condition: use Eğer ekmek alırsan, not Eğer ekmek alırsın, for “if you buy bread”. Also keep the result as a result: yaparız says what we will do; yaparsak starts another “if” clause.
Try it yourself
Choose the condition: if the weather improves, we will go for a walk.
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düzelirse
düzelirse: better weather is still uncertain and is the condition for the walk. Düzelir alone predicts improvement; the initial eğer does not supply the missing ending.
Choose the negative condition: if the bus does not come, we will call a taxi.
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gelmezse
gelmezse: the taxi is the backup when the bus fails to arrive. Gelirse would reverse the situation: you would call a taxi if the bus arrived.
Choose the result: if you come early, we will cook together.
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yaparız
yaparız: cooking together is the promised result, and -ız refers to us. Yaparsak would mean “if we cook”, leaving two conditions without a result.
Complete the instruction: if you have a question, write to me.
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yazın
yazın: this asks the reader to write if a question arises. Yazarsanız would mean “if you write” and would leave the instruction unstated.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose the condition: if the weather improves, we will go for a walk.
Choose the negative condition: if the bus does not come, we will call a taxi.
Choose the result: if you come early, we will cook together.
Complete the instruction: if you have a question, write to me.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write three possible plans for tomorrow. Use a negative condition in one and give an instruction in another. Mark the condition and the result, then check who acts in each clause.