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Hypothetical Condition in Turkish
Hypothetical Condition in Turkish
When the condition, upon which the action of the principal clause hinges, is close to
reality,when the speaker feels it to be an actual problem, we use the conditional. We
add ise[-se] to the tense base.
When the condition is improbable or hypothetical, -se [sa] is added directly to the verb
root or stem.
The personal endings are the same as in the past definite [-n,-n,-k,-niz,-ler] ; that is,
we add to the verb or stem [-sem,-sen,-se,-sek,-seniz,-seler ]
Examples:
-Kitapları gelecek hafta getirsem acaba bir şey derler mi ? ---> I wonder if they would
mind if I brought the books next week ?