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Questions & Answers about Yarın plaja gidiyoruz.
Why does plaj become plaja here?
Plaja has the dative case suffix -a, which means 'to' or 'towards'. Because the word plaj ends in a consonant and its last vowel is a back vowel (a), we just add -a. If it had ended in a vowel, we would have added -ya instead.
The dictionary word for 'to go' is gitmek. Why is it spelled gidiyoruz with a 'd'?
This happens because of a rule called consonant mutation. When certain verbs that end in t, like gitmek (to go) or etmek (to do), get a suffix starting with a vowel (like the present continuous -iyor), the hard t softens into a d to make it easier to say.
Yarın means tomorrow. Why are we using the present tense (-iyoruz) instead of a future tense?
Just like in English ('We are going to the beach tomorrow'), Turkish frequently uses the present continuous tense to talk about firm plans in the near future. Adding a time word like yarın makes it perfectly clear that the action hasn't happened yet.
Can I put the word yarın at the end of the sentence instead?
You will usually see time words like yarın at or near the beginning of a Turkish sentence. Putting it at the very end (Plaja gidiyoruz yarın) breaks the standard rule that the verb comes last, so it would sound very casual or informal.