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To express "so that" or "in order to" in Turkish, use the word **diye**. It frequently follows a verb in the optative or imperative mood to explain the purpose behind a specific action.

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### Third-Person Purposes

When taking precautions so that *someone or something else* does or doesn't do something, use the third-person imperative form of the verb before **diye**.

For negative outcomes ("so that it doesn't..."), attach the negative suffix **-ma** / **-me** and the third-person imperative suffix **-sın** / **-sin** to the verb stem.

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This exact same structure works for inanimate objects or concepts, such as preventing cold air from entering a hive.

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### First-Person Purposes

When taking an action so that *you* or *we* can achieve something, use the optative mood. For "we", add the suffix **-alım** or **-elim** to the verb stem before **diye**.

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### Sentence Structure

The entire purpose clause (Subject + Optative/Imperative verb + **diye**) typically sits right before the main action in the sentence. 

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Purpose clauses (diye)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
bee	arı
to sting	sokmak
so that (purpose)	diye
They are wearing thick clothes so that the bees do not sting.	Arılar sokmasın diye kalın kıyafetler giyiyorlar.
hive	kovan
We are being quiet while approaching the hives so that the bees do not get angry.	Kovanlara yaklaşırken arılar kızmasın diye sessiz oluyoruz.
body	vücut
to cover (with a cloth, blanket, etc.)	örtmek
overalls	tulum
We wore white coveralls so that we could cover our bodies.	Vücudumuzu örtelim diye beyaz bir tulum giydik.
glove	eldiven
He told me to wear gloves so that the bees don't sting my hands.	Arılar ellerimi sokmasın diye eldiven takmamı söyledi.
honey	bal
We are blowing some smoke into the hive so that we can get the honey easily.	Balı rahat alalım diye kovana biraz duman veriyoruz.
hole	delik
I closed the holes of the hive so that cold air doesn't enter.	Soğuk hava girmesin diye kovanın deliklerini kapattım.
netting	tül
I attached a net to my hat so that bees don't get into my hair.	Arılar saçlarıma girmesin diye şapkama tül taktım.
I am wearing a large coverall so that it completely covers my body.	Vücudumu tam örtsün diye büyük bir tulum giyiyorum.
We covered the holes with a net so that insects do not eat the honey.	Böcekler balı yemesin diye delikleri tül ile kapattık.
I have been wearing gloves for two hours; I took them off so that my hands don't sweat.	İki saattir eldiven takıyorum, ellerim terlemesin diye onları çıkardım.
They reportedly put the hive in a high tree so that the bear doesn't eat the honey.	Ayı balı yemesin diye kovanı yüksek bir ağaca koymuşlar.
My brother reportedly covered his whole body so that the bees don't sting him.	Kardeşim arılar onu sokmasın diye bütün vücudunu örtmüş.