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Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti; denemeye değer.

Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti; denemeye değer.
This unusual idea pleased me; it’s worth trying.

Breakdown of Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti; denemeye değer.

olmak
to be
bu
this
denemek
to try
fikir
the idea
sıradışı
unusual
hoşuna gitmek
to please
değer
worth
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Questions & Answers about Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti; denemeye değer.

How does the construction hoşuma gitti work grammatically?
  • It’s an idiom meaning “I liked it,” literally “it went to my liking.”
  • Breakdown: hoş-um-a git-ti
    • hoş = pleasant
    • -um = my (1st person singular possessive)
    • -a = to (dative)
    • gitti = went (past of gitmek)
  • The thing liked is the grammatical subject. The experiencer (I/you/etc.) appears as a possessed noun in the dative: hoşuma, hoşuna, hoşuna, hoşumuza, etc.
    • Examples: Bu fikir hoşuma gitti. / Bu fikir hoşuna gitti mi?
Why doesn’t fikir have the accusative ending (-i) here?
  • Because with hoşuma gitmek, the thing liked is the subject, so it stays in the nominative: Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti.
  • If you use the transitive verb beğenmek (“to like”), then the idea becomes a direct object and takes accusative: Bu sıradışı fikri beğendim.
    • Note: fikir + -i → fikri (the vowel drops: a common pattern in words like fikir → fikri, burun → burnu).
Can I say beğendim or sevdim instead of hoşuma gitti?
  • Yes, with nuance differences:
    • Beğendim = “I liked it / I found it pleasing,” often about taste/aesthetics.
    • Sevdim = “I liked/loved it,” a bit stronger or more general affection.
    • Hoşuma gitti = softer, idiomatic “it appealed to me.”
  • Transitivity differs: beğenmek/sevmek take a direct object (e.g., Bu fikri beğendim), while hoşuma gitmek is intransitive and the thing is the subject.
Why is it past tense (gitti) if I still like the idea?
  • Hoşuma gitti focuses on your initial reaction at the time you heard/saw it: “I liked it (when I encountered it).”
  • For a current, ongoing feeling: Bu fikir hoşuma gidiyor (“I like this idea”).
  • For a general/habitual statement: Bu tür fikirler hoşuma gider.
What exactly does denemeye değer mean and how is it formed?
  • Literally: “(It) is worth trying.”
  • Structure: [V-mA] + -yA + değer
    • denemek (to try) → deneme (the act of trying) → deneme-y(e) (to trying, dative) + değer (is worth).
  • More examples: görmeye değer (worth seeing), okumaya değer (worth reading).
Why is it denemeye and not denemek?
  • The pattern with değer requires the dative form of a verbal noun: V-mA + -yA (here deneme + -yA).
  • The -y- is a buffer consonant to prevent vowels from clashing: deneme + e → denemeye.
How do I negate or change the tense/aspect of “worth”?
  • Negative (not worth): denemeye değmez.
  • Clear past: denemeye değerdi (“was worth”) or denemeye değdi (“turned out to be worth it”).
  • Present negative: denemeye değmiyor (“is not worth [right now]”).
Where is the subject of denemeye değer? Should I say Bu fikir denemeye değer?
  • In the original, the subject is understood from context (the idea mentioned before).
  • Both are fine:
    • Contextual/elliptical: …; denemeye değer.
    • Explicit: Bu fikir denemeye değer.
Why a semicolon here? Could I use a period or ve?
  • The semicolon neatly links two closely related independent clauses.
  • Acceptable alternatives:
    • Period: Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti. Denemeye değer.
    • Conjunction: Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti ve denemeye değer.
  • Style choice; meaning stays the same.
Is sıradışı one word or two?
  • You’ll see both sıradışı and sıra dışı in real-life usage; the single-word form is very common.
  • Meaning: “out of the ordinary, unusual.” Near-synonyms: alışılmadık, olağandışı.
Any pronunciation tips for tricky parts like sıradışı, değer, gitti?
  • ı (dotless i) in sıradışı: a back, unrounded vowel (like the second vowel in English “roses” for many speakers).
  • ş = “sh.”
  • ğ in değer is not a hard g; it lengthens/smooths the preceding vowel: roughly “de-er.”
  • Double consonant in gitti is pronounced as a geminate (hold the “t” a bit).
Is değer here a noun (“value”) or a verb?
  • It’s the 3rd person aorist of the verb değmek used idiomatically: X-e değer = “it is worth X.”
  • It happens to look the same as the noun “value,” but in denemeye değer it functions like “is worth.”
Can I add -dir for formality, as in denemeye değerdir?
  • Yes. -dir is an optional copular ending often used in formal, generic, or emphatic statements.
  • Neutral speech typically omits it: denemeye değer.
Can I change the word order, e.g., Hoşuma gitti bu sıradışı fikir?
  • Yes. Turkish allows flexible word order for emphasis.
  • Hoşuma gitti bu sıradışı fikir places more emphasis on your reaction; the canonical order is still the most neutral: Bu sıradışı fikir hoşuma gitti.
Why is it -a in hoşuma but -e in denemeye?
  • Vowel harmony:
    • hoş has a back vowel, so the dative is back: -a → hoşuma.
    • deneme has a front vowel, so the dative is front: -e (with buffer -y-) → denemeye.
Can I say hoşuma geldi instead of hoşuma gitti?
  • The established idiom is hoşuma gitmek. You’ll hear hoşuma geldi in some speech, but the standard, natural choice is hoşuma gitti / hoşuma gidiyor.