Questions & Answers about Burada yürüyüş yapıyoruz.
Why use yürüyüş yapıyoruz instead of just saying yürüyoruz (we are walking)?
Yürüyüş yapmak literally translates to "doing a walk." While you can absolutely use the verb yürümek (to walk) and say yürüyoruz (we are walking), Turkish speakers usually prefer yürüyüş yapmak when talking about the specific leisure activity or exercise of "going for a walk."
How would I make this sentence negative using the -mIyor suffix from this lesson?
To say "we are not going for a walk," you add the negative suffix right after the verb root yap-. Because of vowel harmony with the "a" in yap, the negative suffix becomes -mı. You then add -yor and the "we" ending -uz, making the word yapmıyoruz. The full negative sentence is Burada yürüyüş yapmıyoruz.
Why is there an "ı" before the -yor in yapıyoruz?
The verb root is yap- (to do/make). The present continuous suffix is -yor, but it always needs to attach to a vowel. Since yap- ends in a consonant (p), we have to insert a vowel first. Following 4-way vowel harmony rules for the letter "a", we use "ı", giving us yapıyoruz.
How exactly does Burada mean "here"?
It is built from the pointer word bu (this). When talking about locations, Turkish adds the locative suffix -da (in/at/on) to point out where something is happening. Literally, bu + -rada means "at this place," which we translate into English simply as "here."
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