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Questions & Answers about Gidişat iyi.
What does gidişat mean in English?
Gidişat is a noun meaning “course,” “progress,” “trend,” or “current state of affairs”—basically how something is going or unfolding.
Why is there no verb like “is” in Gidişat iyi?
In Turkish, the present‐tense copula (“to be”) is usually omitted. You simply put a noun or pronoun plus an adjective or noun complement. So Gidişat iyi literally reads “Situation good,” understood as “The situation is good.”
Can I make the copula explicit by adding a suffix?
Yes. You can add the formal third‐person suffix -dir:
- Gidişat iyidir. (more formal or written style)
In everyday speech, though, people almost always leave it out.
Why doesn’t gidişat have any case ending here? Is it in the nominative?
Exactly. Gidişat is the subject in the nominative case, which is unmarked in Turkish. That’s why there’s no extra suffix on it.
Is gidiş the same as gidişat? Can I say Gidiş iyi?
Not quite.
- Gidiş comes from the verb “gitmek” (“to go”) and most often means “departure” or “the act of going.”
- Gidişat is a loan‐suffix formation (gidiş + -at) that specifically means “the course/progression of events.”
So Gidiş iyi would sound odd if you mean “the situation is good.”
What is the origin of the suffix -at in gidişat?
The suffix -at is borrowed from Persian and is used in Turkish to form abstract nouns (e.g., halâkat, illet). In gidişat, it turns the idea of “going” into the abstract notion of “how things are proceeding.”
How do I pronounce gidişat?
Break it down as:
gi- (like “gee”)
diş (like “dish” but with Turkish “ş” sound [ʃ])
-at (like “ut” in “cut”)
Altogether: [gi-dish-ut], with stress on the last syllable: gidişát.
How would I ask “Is the situation good?” in Turkish?
You can say:
- Gidişat iyi mi? (using the question particle mi)
Literally: “Situation good ?”
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