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Questions & Answers about Yarın köye gidiyorum.
Why does köy get the -e ending to mean 'to the village'?
The dative case suffix (meaning 'to' or 'for' a destination) is either -a or -e, depending on vowel harmony. Since the only vowel in köy is ö (a front vowel), it takes the front vowel ending -e, making köye.
The dative suffix is often shown as -(y)a or -(y)e. Why is there no buffer y added to köye?
The buffer letter y is only used when a word ends in a vowel, to prevent two vowels from crashing together (like adding -a to araba to get arabaya). Because köy ends in a consonant (the letter y functions as a consonant in Turkish), you just add the -e directly.
The dictionary word for 'to go' is gitmek. Why does it change to gidiyorum with a d?
When certain Turkish words end in the hard consonant t and you add a suffix starting with a vowel (like the present continuous -iyor), the t softens to a d. So, git + iyor + um becomes gidiyorum. This makes it flow easier when speaking.
The sentence uses yarın (tomorrow), but the verb is in the present continuous tense ('I am going'). Is that correct?