Learn Hardcore Turkish: En uygun fiyatı bulmak için farklı reyonları dolaştım. - I walked through different aisles to find the best price.

-mak is the infinitive marker (“to find”) and için means “for” or “in order to.” Together, bulmak için forms a purpose clause:
• En uygun fiyatı bulmak için = “in order to find the most reasonable price.”
This clause always precedes the main action (farklı reyonları dolaştım).

Why is en uygun fiyatı in the accusative case (the -ı ending)?

In Turkish, when an object is definite or specific, it takes the accusative suffix.
• en uygun fiyat = “the most reasonable price” (a specific price)
• Adding -ı → fiyatı marks it as the definite direct object of bulmak.

Why does reyon have the plural and accusative suffix -ları in farklı reyonları?

You’re talking about multiple, specific departments/aisles you moved through, so:
• -lar marks plural → reyonlar (“departments/aisles”).
• Because you “went through” those specific aisles, they’re definite objects → add accusative -ı, harmonized to -ları → reyonları.

What’s the difference between reyonlarda dolaştım and reyonları dolaştım?

• reyonlarda dolaştım uses the locative -da: “I strolled around in the aisles.”
• reyonları dolaştım uses the accusative: “I went through the aisles (as objects),” suggesting you moved from one to another, probably checking prices.
Both are grammatical; the choice changes the nuance of your movement.

Why use dolaşmak here instead of gezmek?

• gezmek = general “to wander/visit places.”
• dolaşmak = “to circulate/go through” or “to roam/check around” a specific area or set of things.
Since you’re systematically going through different departments looking for prices, dolaşmak is a better fit.

How is the verb dolaştım formed from dolaşmak?

Root: dolaş-
Simple past suffix: -tı (vowel harmony with a) → dolaştı-
1st person singular: -m → dolaştım (“I strolled/roamed”).

Why is fiyat singular even though I checked many aisles?

You’re looking for one best price, not multiple prices. So fiyat remains singular to indicate your goal is a single, specific price.

Can I replace farklı with çeşitli here?

Yes. Both mean “different/various.”
• farklı stresses “different.”
• çeşitli emphasizes “various” or “a variety of.”
Either word works naturally in farklı/çeşitli reyonları dolaştım.