Breakdown of İstediğin gibi sinemaya gitmek için sözleştik.
gitmek
to go
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
sinema
cinema
için
for
gibi
like (similar to)
sözleşmek
to arrange to meet
Questions & Answers about İstediğin gibi sinemaya gitmek için sözleştik.
How does istediğin gibi translate to "just as you wanted"?
This uses the lesson's pattern: verb + -dik + possessive + gibi. The verb is iste (want). The -dik suffix turns it into a describing word, and the possessive -in makes it "that you want" (softening the k to ğ). Adding gibi (as/like) forms the phrase "as you wanted" or "in the way that you wanted".
Why isn't there a past tense marker on istediğin if the translation says "wanted"?
Where does the verb sözleştik (we arranged) come from?
It comes from the noun söz, which means "word" or "promise". The suffix -leş is used to create verbs that involve two or more people doing something together (reciprocal action). So, sözleşmek literally means "to give each other one's word", which translates nicely to "to agree" or "to make an arrangement". The -ti and -k at the end mean "we did this in the past".
Why use the dictionary form gitmek before için?
When you want to express purpose, like saying "in order to do something", you combine the full infinitive verb (ending in -mak or -mek) directly with için. Here, gitmek için simply means "in order to go" or just "to go".
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