Learn Turkish: Babam eski kamera ile bir albüm için bizi kaydediyordu. - My father was recording us for an album with the old camera.

This uses the grammar from our current lesson. We take the verb, add the present continuous suffix -iyor, and then attach the past tense suffix -du. Together, -iyordu means 'was doing' an action. Here, it translates to 'was recording'.

Why does kaydediyordu have a d in the middle? Isn't the verb kaydetmek?

You are right! The root is kaydet- (which comes from kayıt + etmek). However, Turkish has a rule where a final t often softens to d when a suffix starting with a vowel is added. Because -iyor starts with an i, kaydet- becomes kayded-.

Why does the sentence use bizi instead of just biz?

biz means 'we' or 'us'. Here, 'us' is the direct object receiving the action (we are the ones being recorded). Because pronouns are always specific, they must take the accusative case suffix when they are the direct object. Adding -i to biz gives us bizi.

I see 'eski kamera ile' and 'bir albüm için'. Why are ile and için at the end of those phrases?