Tehlikeden uzak durmalıyız.

Because -den / -dan is the ablative case suffix, which often means from or away from.

• tehlike = danger
• tehlikeden = from danger / away from danger

In this sentence, Turkish uses the ablative because the expression uzak durmak normally takes what you avoid in the ablative:

• ateşten uzak durmak = to keep away from fire
• kalabalıktan uzak durmak = to keep away from the crowd

Here it is -den rather than -dan because of vowel harmony: the last vowel in tehlike is e, so the front-vowel form -den is used.

Uzak durmak is a very common Turkish expression meaning:

• to stay away
• to keep away
• to keep one’s distance

Literally, the parts are:

• uzak = far, distant
• durmak = to stand, stop, stay

But together, uzak durmak works as a set expression. So in this sentence, don’t translate it too mechanically as stand far. The natural meaning is stay/keep away.

durmalıyız breaks down like this:

• dur- = stay / stand
• -malı / -meli = should, must, ought to
• -yız / -yiz / -yuz / -yüz = we

So:

• durmalıyız = we should stay / we must stay

The -malı form is chosen because of vowel harmony. The extra y is a buffer consonant between vowels.

So the structure is basically:

dur + malı + yız → durmalıyız

It can mean either, depending on context.

The suffix -malı / -meli expresses necessity or obligation, so it can be translated as:

• should
• must
• ought to
• need to (in some contexts)

In a sentence about safety like Tehlikeden uzak durmalıyız, English might use either:

• We should stay away from danger
• We must keep away from danger

So the Turkish form itself does not always force one exact English modal. Context decides how strong it feels.

No, Turkish usually does not need an explicit subject pronoun if the verb already shows the person.

Here, -yız already tells you the subject is we.

So:

• Tehlikeden uzak durmalıyız = We should stay away from danger

You could add biz for emphasis:

• Biz tehlikeden uzak durmalıyız.

That would sound more like:

• We should stay away from danger.

But in normal Turkish, leaving out biz is completely natural.

The word order is very natural for Turkish:

• Tehlikeden = from danger
• uzak durmalıyız = we should stay away

Turkish often places the verb at the end, and things like objects, complements, or adverbial phrases usually come before it.

So Tehlikeden uzak durmalıyız is the standard, neutral order.

You might hear other orders in special contexts for emphasis, but this version is the most straightforward and natural for a learner.

Yes. A very literal breakdown would be:

• Tehlikeden = from danger
• uzak = far / away
• durmalıyız = we should stay

So, very literally:

From danger, away, we should stay.

That is not good natural English, but it helps show how Turkish is structured.

The natural English meaning is:

• We should stay away from danger.
• We must keep away from danger.

Good question. Both uzak and uzakta relate to distance, but they work differently.

• uzak = far / distant
• uzakta = far away, in a distant place

The expression uzak durmak is the standard idiomatic phrase meaning to keep away.

So:

• tehlikeden uzak durmak = to keep away from danger

If you used uzakta durmak, it would sound more like to stand/stay in a far-away place, which is not the normal expression here.

So for avoidance or keeping your distance, learn uzak durmak as a fixed phrase.

Only the personal ending changes.

Examples:

• Tehlikeden uzak durmalıyım. = I should stay away from danger.
• Tehlikeden uzak durmalısın. = You should stay away from danger.
• Tehlikeden uzak durmalı. = He/She should stay away from danger.
• Tehlikeden uzak durmalıyız. = We should stay away from danger.
• Tehlikeden uzak durmalısınız. = You should stay away from danger. / You all should stay away from danger.
• Tehlikeden uzak durmalılar. = They should stay away from danger.

So the core meaning stays the same; only the ending shows who the subject is.

You negate durmak with -ma / -me, then add the necessity ending.

So:

• durmak = to stay
• durmamak = not to stay
• durmamalıyız = we should not stay

That gives:

• Tehlikeden uzak durmamalıyız.

But be careful: this literally means:

• We should not stay away from danger

That is the opposite idea, and it sounds odd in most situations.

So grammatically it is correct, but semantically it is unusual. If you want the original safety meaning, the positive sentence is the natural one:

• Tehlikeden uzak durmalıyız.