Breakdown of Çeviriyi bitirmek için çok çalışıyorum.
çok
very
çalışmak
to work / to study
için
for
bitirmek
to finish (something)
Questions & Answers about Çeviriyi bitirmek için çok çalışıyorum.
Why is it çeviriyi instead of just çeviri?
Çeviri means "translation". Here, it takes the definite accusative case ending -i (with a -y- buffer to separate the two vowels) because it is the specific direct object of the verb bitirmek (to finish). In Turkish, even verbs in their dictionary form (the infinitive) still demand case endings on their objects.
How do we get "in order to finish" from bitirmek için?
When you combine a verb in its dictionary form (ending in -mak or -mek) with the word için (for), it expresses purpose. So while için combined with a noun means "for", the pattern [verb]-mak için translates directly to "in order to [verb]".
Why use çok to mean "hard"? Doesn't it mean "a lot"?
Yes, çok literally means "a lot" or "very". In English, you say you are "working hard," but the most natural way to express this in Turkish is saying you work "a lot" (çok çalışıyorum).
Why doesn't the sentence start with Ben (I)?
Turkish frequently drops subject pronouns like ben because the verb ending already tells you who is acting. The -um at the end of çalışıyorum specifically means "I am doing it".