Breakdown of Yolsuzluğu ifşa etmek ve çeteyi durdurmak için ölüm pahasına her şeyi yapacak.
ve
and
yapmak
to do / to make
her
every
için
for
şey
thing
ölüm
death
durdurmak
to stop / to halt
pahasına
at the cost of
yolsuzluk
corruption
ifşa etmek
to expose
çete
gang
Questions & Answers about Yolsuzluğu ifşa etmek ve çeteyi durdurmak için ölüm pahasına her şeyi yapacak.
How is the phrase ölüm pahasına formed in this lesson's context, and could we use a verb instead?
The word pahasına means 'at the cost of' or 'at the risk of'. It can directly follow a noun, as seen here with ölüm (death). To use a verb instead, you attach pahasına to the full infinitive -mAk form. For example, you could say ölmek pahasına (at the cost of dying). Both are correct, but ölüm pahasına is a very common fixed expression.
Why are there three different accusative words (yolsuzluğu, çeteyi, and her şeyi) in one sentence?
Each verb in this complex sentence takes its own specific direct object. yolsuzluğu (the corruption) is the object being exposed by ifşa etmek. çeteyi (the gang) is the object being stopped by durdurmak. Lastly, her şeyi (everything) is the object of the main verb yapacak (he will do).
Why is the verb durdurmak used here instead of just durmak?
The verb durmak is intransitive, meaning the subject itself stops (like a car coming to a halt). Because the subject here is stopping an external object (the gang), you must add the causative suffix -dur to make durdurmak, which literally means 'to cause to stop'.
Does the word için apply to both ifşa etmek and durdurmak?
Yes. When infinitive verbs are connected by ve (and), a single için placed at the end of the clause applies to all the verbs in that group. Together, the phrase translates to 'in order to expose and to stop'.
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