Breakdown of Parka bisikletle gidiyoruz.
park
park
gitmek
to go
bisiklet
bicycle
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
Questions & Answers about Parka bisikletle gidiyoruz.
Where is the word for "by" in bisikletle?
In Turkish, "by" or "with" is often expressed by attaching the suffix -le or -la to the end of a noun. This is a shortened form of the word ile. So, bisiklet (bicycle) + -le gives us bisikletle (by bicycle).
Why do we use -le instead of -la for "by bicycle"?
It follows vowel harmony! Because the last vowel in bisiklet is 'e' (a front vowel), we use the matching front vowel suffix -le. If we were going by car (araba), the last vowel is 'a' (a back vowel), so we would say arabayla.
Why is the verb gidiyoruz spelled with a 'd' instead of a 't' like in the dictionary verb "gitmek"?
The root of the verb is git- (to go). However, Turkish has a rule where hard consonants like 't' soften when a suffix starting with a vowel is added. Because we add the present tense suffix -iyor, the 't' changes to a 'd', making it gidiyoruz instead of "gitiyoruz".
What does the -a do at the end of parka?
The -a is a directional suffix that means "to" or "towards". It shows the destination of our movement. So park becomes parka (to the park).
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