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Sentence #3531539

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 DostKaplan DostKaplan October 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 at 11:47:26 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Turkish translation needed.

patgfisher patgfisher October 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 at 12:18:57 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I'd say:

I'll only attend the party if Mary doesn't.

DostKaplan DostKaplan October 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 at 12:33:02 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

A more "natural" sentence in a real situation might be:

The president will sign the bill only if the Republicans agree to not pursue the Benghazi case.

Using this pattern, my sentence would become:

I will attend the party only if Mary will not attend the party.

...which sounds odd. Yes, I can imagine actually saying "I will attend the party only if Mary will not." Sort of like saying: "A = B [if and] only if C = D" in algebra.

Basically I want to know how the sentence would be translated in Turkish. Since the "if clause" seems to always come first in Turkish, my sentence would necessarily be reworded to become "I will attend the party only if Mary will not attend the party." (Sadece Mary partiye katılmayacaksa, ona katılacağım. ???)

Objectivesea Objectivesea June 24, 2015 June 24, 2015 at 4:39:16 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I agree this sentence is understandable but slightly awkward English.

How about this instead:

I'll attend the party only if Mary doesn't come.

TRli TRli September 6, 2015 September 6, 2015 at 2:20:35 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"Yalnızca Mary katılmazsa, partiye katılacağım."

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I will attend the party only if Mary will not.

added by DostKaplan, October 2, 2014
➜ #4300848Mi ĉeestos la feston, nur se Maria ne venos.

linked by Objectivesea, June 24, 2015