ON A DIFFERENT USAGE OF CONDITION SUFFIX –SA IN KUTADGU BILIG
KUTADGU BİLİG’DE ŞART EKİ –SA’NIN FARKLI BİR KULLANIMI ÜZERİNE

Author : Gülendam KARACA ÇETİN
Number of pages : 78-87

Abstract

Condition suffix in Old Turkic –sA(r) had been used with other tense. The predicate of main sentence occurred from aorist, future tense, imperative or requirement mode in this usage (Verb + -sA(r) + personal pronoun, Verb + aorist, future tense, imperative or requirement mode + personal pronoun). Because the concept of condition hasn’t been realized yet. But, the use condition suffix –sA with past tense, examples for Verb + -sA, Verb + -DI, -DU + possessive suffix origin personal suffix weren’t less in Kutadgu Bilig: yatıg e?gü tutsa yarur er közi / ümeg e?gü tutsa ya?ıldı sözi (KB 496) yana beg yakın tutsa isiz kişi / isiz kıldı atın hem il kün işi (KB 2259) ma?a bolsa fazlı? kutuldı özüm / eger bolsa adli? katıglık ma?a (AH 40)Same usage for condition suffix –sA was seemed in Kur’an Translations of Karakhanid periods and Atebetü’l-Hakayık. In this study, we will search meaning speciality of this usage and we will discusse the reasons and the results of this usage. Also we will seek answers following questions: • Is there any relation with prosody of poetry?• It has been observed prose texts?• Did this structure use next periods of Turkic? • Did this usage make reference to past experiences?

Keywords

Karakhanid, Kutadgu Bilig, The suffix –sA

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