Breakdown of İçeri gel, yağmur yağıyor.
gelmek
to come
yağmur
rain
yağmak
to rain / to snow
içeri
inside, in (direction)
Questions & Answers about İçeri gel, yağmur yağıyor.
Why doesn't içeri have a directional suffix if we are saying "come to the inside"?
Basic directional words like içeri (inside), dışarı (outside), aşağı (down), and yukarı (up) usually don't need the "to" suffix (-(y)e/-(y)a) when used with verbs of motion like gelmek (to come). You can answer the question nereye? (where to?) with just içeri. Saying içeriye gel is also grammatically correct, but içeri gel is much more common in everyday speech.
Literally translated, what does yağmur yağıyor mean?
It translates to "rain is raining." In Turkish, yağmur is the noun "rain," and yağmak is the verb used for precipitation falling from the sky. You can't say "it is raining" with a dummy subject like "it" as you do in English; you have to state exactly what is falling. You will use this exact same verb for snow: kar yağıyor (snow is snowing).
How do you form a command like gel?
Giving a direct, informal command to one person is very easy in Turkish: you just use the plain verb root. The dictionary form is gelmek (to come). Drop the -mek ending, and you get the imperative (command) form gel (come!).
Could I add a word for "because" to connect these two phrases?
Yes! You could say İçeri gel çünkü yağmur yağıyor (Come inside because it is raining). However, just like in English, Turkish speakers often drop connecting words in casual speech when the cause-and-effect relationship is obvious from the context.
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