Breakdown of Gezegenleri oradan gözlemlemek isterdik.
orada
over there
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
gezegen
planet
gözlemlemek
to observe
Questions & Answers about Gezegenleri oradan gözlemlemek isterdik.
Why is the verb isterdik translated as "would want" instead of "wanted"?
İsterdik combines the root iste (want) with the aorist tense suffix -r and the past tense suffix -di (plus the "we" ending -k). When the aorist and past tense are combined like this (-rdi), it creates the meaning of "would do" or "used to do" something. If it were just simple past ("we wanted"), it would be istedik without the -r.
Why does gezegenleri have the -i ending?
The -i is the definite accusative case suffix. The word gezegenler (planets) is the direct object of the infinitive verb gözlemlemek (to observe). Because the sentence refers to specific planets ("the planets"), it needs this accusative ending.
Is gözlemlemek related to the word for eye?
Yes! It traces back to göz (eye). From there we get the noun gözlem (observation). Adding the verb-making suffix -le gives us the stem gözlemle- (observe), and -mek is the infinitive ending making it "to observe".
How does oradan mean "from there"?