Breakdown of Herkes para kazanmak istiyor.
para
money
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
herkes
everyone
kazanmak
to earn / to win
Questions & Answers about Herkes para kazanmak istiyor.
'Everyone' refers to multiple people. Why is the verb istiyor singular instead of plural (istiyorlar)?
Just like in English ('everyone wants', not 'everyone want'), the word herkes (everyone) is grammatically singular in Turkish. That is why it takes the third-person singular verb istiyor.
We are learning about için (for/to). Can we use it here and say para kazanmak için istiyor?
No, that would be incorrect here. To say you want to do something, you just place the plain infinitive verb (kazanmak) directly before the verb istiyor. You use için when expressing the reason or purpose for an action (like 'I work in order to earn money'), but not to connect an action to the verb 'to want'.
Why is the word for money just para and not parayı?
The sentence refers to earning money in a general sense, not a specific sum of money ('the money'). When a direct object is general and undefined, Turkish leaves it in its plain dictionary form (para) without adding a specific object ending like parayı.
Why does para come before kazanmak?
Turkish sentence structure usually puts the object before the verb. In the phrase 'to earn money', the object (para) sits right before its action (kazanmak). That whole chunk then goes before the main verb of the sentence (istiyor).