Breakdown of Kavşaktan sonra debriyajı yavaş bırak.
yavaş
slow, slowly
bırakmak
to leave (something somewhere), to drop off / to release, to let go of / to quit / to stop (doing something)
sonra
after
kavşak
intersection
Questions & Answers about Kavşaktan sonra debriyajı yavaş bırak.
Why do we add -tan to kavşak before sonra?
In Turkish, the postposition sonra (after) requires the preceding noun to take the ablative case (-dAn). Because kavşak (intersection) ends with the hard consonant k, the suffix mutates to -tan, making it kavşaktan sonra (after the intersection).
Why is it debriyajı and not just debriyaj?
You are releasing a specific thing: 'the' clutch. Because it is a specific direct object receiving the action of the verb, it takes the definite accusative case suffix -ı.
Yavaş means 'slow', so why is it translated as 'slowly' here instead of using yavaşça?
In Turkish, many adjectives can be used directly as adverbs without changing their form. While you could say yavaşça bırak, simply saying yavaş bırak is very common and completely natural for 'release slowly'.
I learned that bırakmak means 'to leave'. How does it mean 'release' here?
Bırakmak is a very flexible verb. While it often means 'to leave' (like leaving your keys on the table), it also means 'to let go of', 'to drop', or 'to quit'. In a driving context, you are 'letting go of' or releasing the clutch.