Breakdown of Biz ahşabı şöyle şekillendirmek için birbirimize yardım ediyoruz.
biz
we
için
for
yardım etmek
to help
birbiri
each other / one another
ahşap
wood
şöyle
like this (about to be mentioned) / as follows
şekillendirmek
to shape
Questions & Answers about Biz ahşabı şöyle şekillendirmek için birbirimize yardım ediyoruz.
Why does this sentence use şöyle instead of böyle?
Both can translate to "like this," but şöyle is often used when you are physically demonstrating how to do something right in front of someone, or drawing their attention to a specific method. If you use şöyle in this sentence, you are likely showing the other person the shaping technique right as you speak!
The dictionary word for wood is ahşap. Why is it spelled ahşabı here?
Two things are happening. First, it takes the accusative case suffix -ı because it is the specific direct object being shaped ("the wood"). Second, adding a vowel suffix to words ending in p, ç, t, or k usually causes consonant mutation. Here, the hard p softens to a b.
Why is birbirimize (each other) in the dative case?
The compound verb yardım etmek (to help) always requires its object to be in the dative case. In Turkish, you don't help someone directly; you give help "to" them. The base birbiri (each other) gets the 1st person plural possessive -miz (our), followed by the dative -e (to).
How does şekillendirmek translate to "to shape"?
It is built from the noun şekil (shape). Adding -len makes it a verb meaning "to take shape." Then, adding the causative suffix -dir changes it to "cause to take shape," which translates to "to shape" something. Finally, -mek makes it an infinitive, which pairs with için to mean "in order to shape."
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