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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)
- with the aim of, as a result of, for
- so as to, in order to, on account of
- in the case of, so that, in order that
- (+ non-prospective personal participle ~) because, since, owing to
- Üşüdüğüm için mont giydim. ― I put on a coat because I was cold.
- according to
- 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
- genitive singular of iç
- second-person singular possessive of iç
Etymology 2
Verb
için
- second-person plural imperative of içmek