Breakdown of Caddeyi geçmek için bekliyoruz.
beklemek
to wait
cadde
avenue
için
for
geçmek
to pass / to cross / to shift (into a gear)
Questions & Answers about Caddeyi geçmek için bekliyoruz.
How does için work with a verb like geçmek in this sentence?
When you put için right after an infinitive verb (a verb in its dictionary form, ending in -mak or -mek), it means "in order to". So geçmek için translates exactly to "in order to cross".
Why is it caddeyi instead of just cadde?
We are crossing a specific avenue, so cadde (avenue) needs the accusative case to show it is the direct object of the action. Since it ends in a vowel, we first add the buffer letter -y-, followed by the accusative suffix -i, giving us caddeyi (the avenue).
The verb for "to wait" is beklemek. Why is it spelled bekliyoruz and not bekleyoruz?
This is due to a pronunciation rule called vowel reduction. When the present continuous suffix -yor is added to a verb stem ending in -e or -a (like bekle-), that final vowel narrows. Here, the -e turns into an -i, making it bekliyoruz (we are waiting).
Why does the sentence end with bekliyoruz?
In Turkish, the main verb almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. The phrase caddeyi geçmek için (in order to cross the avenue) gives more information about why we are waiting, so it is placed right before the main verb.