"Ördekler okula gidiyorlar."
Translation:The ducks are going to the school.
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Wasn't the -lar ending for humans only ? Or is the school going idea a humanization of ducks?
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Exactly. The Turkish sentence says that the ducks will have 2 hours of math in the morning, then they will read Anton Tchehov for one hour before lunch and towards the evening they will have an exam. :/
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wow, that is very cool. the human nuance show the depth of expression. until now, my understanding has only been literal.
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When we say going "to" we add a "ye" or "ya" at the end of the word which is the destination for example (hastaneye gidiyor) or (bankaya gidiyor) but here why didnt they add a ye or ya to okula ?
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The answer is "something something Turkish letter harmonies." This incomplete answer sponsored by vodka.
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No :) The answer is: There are 4 irregular verbs. Gitmek, Tatmak, Etmek and Gütmek have their Ts softened upon receiving a vowel-initial suffix. Thus you get: gid-, tad-, ed-, güd-.
This is unique to these four verbs. So don't do it on other verbs no matter how similar they seem. (İtmek looks like gitmek, but it is "itiyor". And atmak looks like tatmak, but it ia "atıyor".)
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The sentence is fanciless. In the mind it would better fit, that the children are going to the school.
