Breakdown of Kilo vermek istediğine göre, diyet yapman lazımdı.
istemek
to want / to require / to call for
göre
according to / compared to
lazım
necessary
kilo vermek
to lose weight
diyet yapmak
to be on a diet
Questions & Answers about Kilo vermek istediğine göre, diyet yapman lazımdı.
How exactly does istediğine göre mean "since you want"?
This uses the lesson's focus structure for deductive inference: Verb + -dIk + possessive + dative + göre. Here, iste- (want) + -diğ (mutated from -dik) + -in (your) + -e (dative) + göre (according to/since). While it literally means "According to your wanting," it is used to express a logical deduction: "Seeing as you want..."
The translation says "Since you want", but doesn't -dIk often refer to the past?
The -dIk suffix actually covers both present and past contexts; it acts as a general non-future marker. The context usually dictates the tense. Because the person currently wants to lose weight, "Since you want" is the most natural translation, even though the main verb (lazımdı) is in the past tense. It implies "Since you want to lose weight (now), you should have dieted (in the past)."
Why use diyet yapman lazımdı instead of diyet yapmak zorundaydın for "you had to diet"?
Both express past necessity, but lazımdı (it was necessary) often carries the softer feeling of "you should have". Zorundaydın implies a stronger, external obligation, as if you were forced. Since dieting is usually a personal choice to reach a goal, lazımdı is the more natural fit here.
Why is it diyet yapman with an -n at the end, instead of the full infinitive diyet yapmak?
To specify exactly who needs to do the action with words like lazım or gerek, you use the short infinitive (the verbal noun ending in -ma or -me) plus a possessive suffix. Diyet yapma (dieting) + -n (your) literally means "your dieting". If you just said diyet yapmak lazımdı, it would mean "dieting was necessary" for people in general.
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