Which one should you use?
The root git can be used as a singular imperative to tell someone to go. While gitmek is the general verb for departing or going, it is also the form used when discussing things like pain or emotions that fade or go away.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a more polite or formal approach, you can use Lütfen gidin (Please go away) or İzin verir misiniz, biraz uzak durabilir misiniz? (Would you mind giving me some space, please?). In very informal and aggressive situations, Defol! can be used to mean 'Get lost!'
How does it change in a sentence?
The word git serves as both the verb root and the singular imperative. The infinitive form of the verb is gitmek. If you wish to use the third-person singular imperative (optative) to say 'let him/her go', use gitsin.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /ɟit/. The /ɟ/ sound is like the 'g' in ar[g]ue and the /i/ sound is like the 'ee' in cr[ee]k.
When do people say it?
When you want to be much more aggressive or harsh than the standard git, you can use the phrase defol git, which functions as 'get lost' or 'beat it'.
Did you know?
- In Turkish, the word git is used in the common idiom git gitsin, which describes something that is used up or spent quickly and without regret.
- While git means 'go', the aggressive command defol actually comes from a word meaning 'to be expelled' or 'to be dismissed'. It implies not just leaving, but being forcibly removed from a space.
- Turkish uses the verb gitmek to describe the movement of the sun as it sets. Instead of saying the sun 'sets', a speaker might say it is 'going' from the sky.
Examples in context
- O gitmek istiyor mu?Does he want to go away?This sentence is useful for asking if someone wants to go away using the root git.Tatoeba #5132701 by duran, translation #5131960 by CarpeLanam
- Bu gitmeyen bir acı.It's a pain that doesn't go away.This sentence demonstrates how git is used to describe a pain that does not go away.Tatoeba #5902096 by duran, translation #4497644 by CK
- Ağrı, acı, defol git.Pain, pain, go away.This sentence shows an aggressive use of git to tell pain to go away.Tatoeba #4768162 by duran, translation #4635635 by CM
- İzin verir misiniz, biraz uzak durabilir misiniz?Would you mind giving me some space, please?
- Defol!Get lost!
- 77 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Selin is annoyed with Mehmet in the living room.
- SelinLütfen artık buradan git.Please go away from here now.
- MehmetSadece konuşmak istedim.I just wanted to talk.
- SelinHayır, şimdi hemen git!No, go away right now!
- MehmetTamam, gidiyorum.Okay, I am leaving.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
