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The Conditional

-se and eğer

-se / -sa = 'if'

The conditional suffix.

📊 Conditional
Form Meaning Example
aorist + -se real / open condition gelirse
past + -se hypothetical gelseydi
eğer (optional 'if') reinforces the condition eğer gelirse
💬 Examples
gelirsen
if you come
📝 aorist + -se + -n
Param olsa, alırdım.
If I had money, I would buy it.
📝 ol + -sa = if (it) were
eğer optionally introduces 'if'

The suffix already marks it.

💬 Examples
Eğer yağmur yağarsa, gelmem.
If it rains, I won't come.
📝 eğer + conditional aorist
İstersen gel.
Come if you want.
📝 iste + -r + -se + -n
Hypothetical: past + -se(ydi)

'if ... would'.

💬 Examples
Zamanım olsaydı, gelirdim.
If I had had time, I would have come.
📝 olsaydı + conditional past
Bilseydim, söylerdim.
If I had known, I would have said.
📝 Unreal condition