Breakdown of Kaliteyi denetlemek maksadıyla fabrikaya gitmemize rağmen müdürü görmedik.
müdür
manager, director
gitmek
to go
görmek
to see
fabrika
factory
rağmen
despite / in spite of
kalite
quality
maksat
intent, purpose
denetlemek
to inspect, to audit
Questions & Answers about Kaliteyi denetlemek maksadıyla fabrikaya gitmemize rağmen müdürü görmedik.
How does maksadıyla work with the verb denetlemek in this sentence?
The word maksadıyla (with the aim of) is a formal way to express purpose. Because the subject who is inspecting (we) is the same as the subject of the main sentence (we didn't see), we simply use the dictionary infinitive form denetlemek right before it.
Could I use amacıyla instead of maksadıyla here?
Yes, they mean the exact same thing. amacıyla is based on the modern Turkish word amaç (goal/purpose), while maksadıyla comes from the Arabic loanword maksat. Both are formal and perfectly interchangeable here, though amacıyla is slightly more common today.
Why does gitmemize have the dative -e ending?
The postposition rağmen (despite) always requires the preceding word to be in the dative case. To say 'despite our going', we take the verbal noun gitme (going), attach the possessive -miz (our), and add the dative -e to link it to rağmen, resulting in gitmemize rağmen.
Both kaliteyi and müdürü have accusative endings. Is kaliteyi the direct object of the infinitive verb?
Exactly! Even though denetlemek (to inspect) is an infinitive inside a purpose clause, it still acts like a verb and takes its own direct object. Because it refers to a specific, defined quality, kalite takes the accusative ending to become kaliteyi.
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