Questions & Answers about Peki, o zaman gidelim.
What is the difference between peki and tamam?
Both can mean okay or all right, but peki is often used to show acceptance of a situation, like saying very well or all right then in English. Tamam is more of a direct okay or done. Here, peki smoothly transitions the conversation to the next step.
Doesn't o zaman literally mean that time? Why is it translated as then?
You are exactly right! Literally, o (that) + zaman (time) means that time. However, in everyday Turkish, it is used as a set phrase meaning in that case or then. You will hear it a lot when someone makes a decision based on what was just said.
Why does gidelim have a d instead of a t from the root verb gitmek?
This happens because of a rule called consonant mutation. When the verb root git- (to go) gets a suffix starting with a vowel, like the let's suffix -elim, the harsh t softens into a d to make it easier to pronounce.
How is the let's ending formed in gidelim?
The suffix -alım or -elim is added to a verb to mean let us or let's do something. Since the root of gitmek has a front vowel, it takes the -elim version to match vowel harmony. So, the root changes to gid- and adds -elim to make gidelim (let's go).
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