Questions & Answers about Tiyatroya gitmeyi seviyorum.
What does the -me in gitmeyi do?
It is a verbal noun suffix. It turns the verb root git- into a concept noun meaning 'the act of going'. This allows the word to take noun endings, such as the accusative case needed by the main verb seviyorum.
Why do we add -yi to the end of gitme?
The verb sevmek (to love or like) requires its specific object to take the accusative case. Since gitme ends in a vowel, we use the buffer letter -y- and add the accusative suffix -i. You are essentially saying 'I love the going'.
Why isn't the 't' in git- changed to a 'd' here, like it is in gidiyorum?
In Turkish, a 't' at the end of a verb root usually changes to a 'd' only when the very next letter is a vowel. Because the verbal noun suffix -me starts with a consonant ('m'), the 't' in git- stays exactly as it is.
Why does tiyatro take the dative case (tiyatroya) instead of being the direct object of 'love'?
The word tiyatro is the destination for the verb gitmek (to go), so it needs the dative suffix -a (to the theater). The direct object of seviyorum (I love) is not the theater itself, but the entire action of going there (gitmeyi).
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