Questions & Answers about Hadi, yeniden oyna!
Is "hadi" a slang word?
It is a very common everyday interjection meaning "come on," "hurry up," or "let's go." It isn't considered bad slang, just informal and conversational. You will also frequently see it spelled and pronounced as haydi.
Why does "yeniden" mean "again" if "yeni" means "new"?
The word yeniden is built by combining yeni (new) with the "from" suffix -den. Literally meaning "from new," it is the Turkish way of expressing that you are doing something "anew" or "all over again."
Why doesn't the verb "oyna" have any suffixes?
Oyna is the bare root of the verb oynamak (to play). In Turkish, to give an informal command to a single person (the "you" form), you simply drop the -mak or -mek dictionary ending and use the bare root all by itself.
How would I make this a negative command ("don't play") using this lesson's grammar?
To tell someone not to do something, you add the negative suffix -ma or -me directly to the verb root. Because the last vowel in oyna is an 'a', vowel harmony rules tell us to use -ma. "Don't play" becomes oynama, making the negative sentence: Hadi, yeniden oynama!
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