Breakdown of Senin için endişelendim diye bilerek yaptım.
sen
you
yapmak
to do / to make
için
for
diye
because (following a clause, saying that)
endişelenmek
to worry
bilerek
deliberately / on purpose
Questions & Answers about Senin için endişelendim diye bilerek yaptım.
Wait, endişelendim is a fully conjugated verb. How can it just sit in the middle of the sentence?
Doesn't diye literally mean 'saying'?
Yes! It comes from the verb demek (to say). Originally, this sentence structure meant something literally like 'Thinking or saying I am worried about you, I did it knowingly.' In modern, everyday Turkish, this has evolved into a standard, casual way to express 'because'.
Why do we use Senin için here if it translates to 'about you' rather than 'for you'?
The word için is most commonly known as 'for', but it is also used to mean 'about' with verbs of emotion, like endişelenmek (to worry). Remember that personal pronouns like sen must take the genitive case (becoming senin) when followed by a postposition like için.
How exactly does bilerek translate to 'deliberately'?
It comes from the verb bilmek (to know) combined with the -erek suffix, which means 'by doing' or 'while doing'. So, bilerek literally translates to 'by knowing' or 'knowingly', which is the natural way to say 'deliberately' or 'on purpose' in Turkish.
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