Breakdown of Senin için endişelenmedim diye bana küstün mü?
ben
I
sen
you
için
for
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
diye
because (following a clause, saying that)
endişelenmek
to worry
küsmek
to get offended / to stop speaking to someone
Questions & Answers about Senin için endişelenmedim diye bana küstün mü?
How does diye mean "because" here?
In this lesson's structure, you can take a complete, conjugated verb (like endişelenmedim, meaning I didn't worry) and add diye right after it to mean "because." It literally comes from the verb demek (to say), giving it the flavor of "Did you get offended at me thinking 'I didn't worry'?" This is a very common, informal way to express a reason in Turkish.
Why do we use Senin için (for you) instead of Senin hakkında (about you)?
In English, we usually say we worry "about" someone. In Turkish, when you are concerned for someone's well-being, you use için (for). So senin için endişelenmek translates more closely to worrying for someone's sake.
Why does the sentence use bana (to me) with küstün?
The verb küsmek (to get offended, to give someone the silent treatment) requires the dative case. While in English you get offended "at" someone, in Turkish you direct your offense "to" them, so it becomes bana küstün (you got offended at me).
How is the long word endişelenmedim broken down?
It starts with the noun endişe (anxiety). The suffix -len turns it into the verb endişelenmek (to become anxious or to worry). Then we add the negative suffix -me, the past tense -di, and the first-person ending -m, giving us endişe-len-me-di-m.
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