Questions & Answers about Bu yolda düz gidin.
What does the -in suffix do in gidin?
It forms the plural or formal command. The verb root is git (from gitmek, to go). Adding -in tells a group of people, or someone you are addressing formally, to go. For a single friend, you would just use the bare root and say git.
The root is git, so why is it spelled with a d in gidin?
This is an example of consonant mutation. When you add a suffix starting with a vowel (like -in) to certain words ending in a hard consonant like t, that consonant softens. So the t in git changes to a d, making it gidin instead of gitin.
Why is the word yol written as yolda here?
yol means road. The -da at the end is the locative suffix, which translates to on, at, or in. Because of this suffix, yolda means on the road.
Why is düz placed right before the verb?
In Turkish, words that describe how an action is done usually go immediately before the verb. Since düz (straight) describes how you should go, it sits right next to gidin.
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