Learn Turkish: Uydunun verileri kaydetmesi için ayıyı yaban hayatına saldılar. - They released the bear into the wild for the satellite to record the data.

When the subject of the için (in order to) clause is different from the main sentence, we cannot use the infinitive -mAk. Instead, we use the verbal noun -mA. The subject of this action takes the genitive case (Uydunun - of the satellite), and the verb takes a possessive suffix (kaydetmesi - its recording). It literally translates to 'for the satellite's recording'.

Why does the verb kaydetmesi look so different from the noun kayıt (record)?

Kaydetmesi comes from the compound verb kayıt etmek (to record). When they combine, the ı in kayıt drops out, and the t softens to a d because it is followed by a vowel. Therefore, kayıt + etmek becomes kaydetmek. Then we add the verbal noun suffix -me and the possessive -si.

Why is 'into the wild' translated as yaban hayatına?

In Turkish, 'the wild' is expressed with the noun compound yaban hayatı (wild life). To say 'into the wild,' we add the dative case suffix -a to show direction. Because hayatı already ends with a third-person possessive suffix, we must use the buffer letter n before the dative case, giving us yaban hayatına.