Breakdown of Kurye alıcıya haber vermek için bir mesaj gönderdi.
bir
a / an
göndermek
to send
mesaj
message
için
for
haber vermek
to inform
kurye
courier
alıcı
recipient
Questions & Answers about Kurye alıcıya haber vermek için bir mesaj gönderdi.
How does the grammar in haber vermek için express purpose?
To say that someone did something in order to achieve a goal, Turkish uses the dictionary form of the verb ending in -mak or -mek followed by için. Here, haber vermek means to inform, so adding için makes it mean in order to inform.
Why does alıcı end with -ya in this sentence?
The phrase haber vermek literally translates as to give news. In Turkish, you give news to someone, so the person receiving the news must take the dative directional case. The word alıcı ends in a vowel, so it takes the buffer letter y and the ending -a to become alıcıya.
If için means for, why is it translated differently here?
While için does mean for when it comes after a noun or pronoun, its function changes when paired with a verb. When placed immediately after an infinitive verb like vermek, it creates a purpose clause meaning to or in order to.
Could we say mesajı gönderdi instead of bir mesaj gönderdi?
Yes, but it changes the meaning. Saying mesajı gönderdi uses the specific accusative case and means he sent the message, referring to a specific message we already know about. Using bir mesaj keeps it indefinite, meaning he sent a message.
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