Build a condition that does not change the outcome. This page practises the attached verb form and the separate word after it; the three word chains show only the verb, so they mean “if”, not yet “even if”.
The idea
Use verb stem + -se after e i ö ü, or -sa after a ı o u, then the conditional person ending, then separate bile or de/da: gelsem bile, kalsak da. The four basic patterns are -se bile, -sa bile, -se de, -sa da. Bile stays unchanged; de/da follows vowel harmony. For a negative, place -me/-ma before the conditional: gelmesen bile. The table gives all six persons, first affirmative, then negative. In a factual context these constructions can also mean “even though”; here the full sentences imagine possible obstacles.
| Person | -se bile | -sa bile | -se de | -sa da |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | gelsem bile | kalsam bile | gelsem de | kalsam da |
| sen | gelsen bile | kalsan bile | gelsen de | kalsan da |
| o | gelse bile | kalsa bile | gelse de | kalsa da |
| biz | gelsek bile | kalsak bile | gelsek de | kalsak da |
| siz | gelseniz bile | kalsanız bile | gelseniz de | kalsanız da |
| onlar | gelseler bile | kalsalar bile | gelseler de | kalsalar da |
| ben | gelmesem bile | kalmasam bile | gelmesem de | kalmasam da |
| sen | gelmesen bile | kalmasan bile | gelmesen de | kalmasan da |
| o | gelmese bile | kalmasa bile | gelmese de | kalmasa da |
| biz | gelmesek bile | kalmasak bile | gelmesek de | kalmasak da |
| siz | gelmeseniz bile | kalmasanız bile | gelmeseniz de | kalmasanız da |
| onlar | gelmeseler bile | kalmasalar bile | gelmeseler de | kalmasalar da |
Examples
- Yağmur yağsa bile yürüyüşe çıkacağız.Even if it rains, we will go for a walk.
- Geç gelsem de kapıyı açık bırak.Even if I arrive late, leave the door open.
- Kimse gelmese bile toplantıyı yapacağız.Even if nobody comes, we will hold the meeting.
- Burada kalsak bile erken kalkacağız.Even if we stay here, we will get up early.
- Bilet ucuz olsa da bugün almayacağım.Even if the ticket is cheap, I will not buy it today.
- İş erken bitse bile seni bekleyeceğim.Even if the work finishes early, I will wait for you.
- gelsemif I were to comegelse-se / -sa: the conditional suffixmConditional person endings: -m, -n, -k
- kalsakif we were to staykalsa-se / -sa: the conditional suffixkConditional person endings: -m, -n, -k
- gelsenizif you were to come (plural or polite)gelse-se / -sa: the conditional suffixnizConditional person endings: -m, -n, -k
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Watch out
Keep the person ending on the verb: gelsem bile, not gelse bilem. Separate de/da never becomes te/ta: write gitsek de, not gitsek te or gitsekde. Adding bile to a plain condition says the outcome holds even under that condition.
Try it yourself
Use gel- with “I”: even if I come. Give the whole phrase with either particle.
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gelsem bile / gelsem de
gelsem bile / gelsem de: the visitor is “I”, so -m belongs after -se. Without it, gelse bile would refer to someone else coming.
Use kal- with “we”: even if we stay. Give the whole phrase with either particle.
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kalsak bile / kalsak da
kalsak bile / kalsak da: “we” needs -k. The back vowel in kal- gives -sa, and the separate alternative is da; staying does not cancel the plan.
Use gel- with “you” (singular), negative: even if you do not come.
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gelmesen bile / gelmesen de
gelmesen bile / gelmesen de: -me negates coming and -n identifies “you”. Removing the negative would make coming, rather than not coming, the imagined condition.
Use git- with “we”: even if we go. Give the whole phrase with either particle.
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gitsek de / gitsek bile
gitsek de / gitsek bile: git- keeps t before the consonant s. The final k marks “we”; it does not turn the separate de into te.
Practice round
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Use gel- with “I”: even if I come. Give the whole phrase with either particle.
gelsem bile / gelsem de
Use kal- with “we”: even if we stay. Give the whole phrase with either particle.
kalsak bile / kalsak da
Use gel- with “you” (singular), negative: even if you do not come.
gelmesen bile / gelmesen de
Use git- with “we”: even if we go. Give the whole phrase with either particle.
gitsek de / gitsek bile
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: if I were to come
Tap the parts in order to build this word: if we were to stay
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Write two plans and an obstacle for each. Use one affirmative and one negative condition, then exchange bile and de/da without moving the person ending.