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Questions & Answers about Çocuklar denize giriyor.
Why is it denize instead of just deniz?
Deniz means sea, and adding the dative suffix -e turns it into denize, meaning to the sea or into the sea. We use this suffix because the children are moving towards or into a destination.
In English, we say 'entering the sea'. Why does the Turkish sentence use the to/for suffix on denize?
In Turkish, the verb girmek (to enter / to go in) always requires the dative case (the to/for suffix) for the place you are entering. While English uses a direct object, Turkish logically treats it as a direction, so you literally say 'entering to' a place.
Because Çocuklar (children) is plural, shouldn't the verb be giriyorlar?
It can be, but it does not have to be! In Turkish, if a human subject is explicitly stated and already plural (like çocuklar), it is very common to leave the plural suffix -lar off the verb. Both Çocuklar denize giriyor and Çocuklar denize giriyorlar are grammatically correct.
Why is there an i between the verb root and the -yor suffix in giriyor?