için

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ایچون (için, içün), from Proto-Turkic *üčün. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰇𐰲𐰇𐰤 (üçün), Azerbaijani üçün.

Postposition

için (+ genitive pronoun or nominative noun)

1. with the aim of, as a result of, for
2. so as to, in order to, on account of
3. in the case of, so that, in order that
4. (+ non-prospective personal participle ~) because, since, owing to

   Üşüdüğüm için mont giydim. ― I put on a coat because I was cold.

5. according to
6. about, concerning, with regard to

Usage notes

• The genitive is only added to personal pronouns and the pronouns bu and şu. e.g. Onun için buradayım (“I am here for him/her.”), O kedi için yaptım (“I did it for that cat”).

Noun

için

1. genitive singular of iç
2. second-person singular possessive of iç

Etymology 2

Verb

için

1. second-person plural imperative of içmek