Breakdown of Belgeleri patrona imzalatmak için ofise gidiyorum.
ofis
office
gitmek
to go
patron
boss
için
for
Questions & Answers about Belgeleri patrona imzalatmak için ofise gidiyorum.
Why does patrona take the dative case (-a) instead of the accusative (-u)?
Because the root verb imzalamak (to sign) is transitive, meaning it already takes a direct object, which here is belgeleri (the documents). When you make a transitive verb causative, the person being made to do the action (the causee) takes the dative case.
How is the causative form imzalatmak built?
It comes from the noun imza (signature). Adding -la makes the verb imzalamak (to sign). Since the verb stem imzala- ends in a vowel, it takes the causative suffix -t to become imzalat- (to make or let someone sign).
Why is belgeleri in the accusative case?
Because the documents are the specific direct object of the signing action. Even though the sentence is causative (having someone else sign), belgeleri remains the direct object of the root verb imzalamak, so it gets the specific accusative ending -i.
Just to be sure, how does için work in this sentence?
When için follows a verb in its infinitive form (-mak / -mek), it creates a purpose clause meaning 'in order to'. So imzalatmak için translates perfectly to 'in order to have [someone] sign'.