ya bu deveyi güdersin, ya bu diyardan gidersin

Turkish

Alternative forms

• ya bu deveyi gütmeli, ya bu diyardan gitmeli

Etymology

Morphologically ya +‎ bu +‎ deve (“camel”) +‎ -yi +‎ güt- (“to graze, to lead, to wait”) +‎ -er +‎ -sin +‎ ya +‎ bu +‎ diyar (“country, land”) +‎ -dan +‎ git- (“to go, to leave”) +‎ -er +‎ -sin, literally “you will either graze this camel or you will leave this land”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja bu de.ve.ji ɡy.deɾ.sin ja bu di.jaɾ.dan ɡiˈdeɾ.sin/

Phrase

ya bu deveyi güdersin, ya bu diyardan gidersin

1. (idiomatic) one must do what one must in order to overcome a difficult or unfamiliar situation