ya bu deveyi gütmeli, ya bu diyardan gitmeli

Turkish

Alternative forms

• ya bu deveyi güdersin, ya bu diyardan gidersin

Etymology

Morphologically ya +‎ bu +‎ deve (“camel”) +‎ -yi +‎ güt- (“to graze, to lead, to wait”) +‎ -me +‎ -li +‎ ya +‎ bu +‎ diyar (“country, land”) +‎ -dan +‎ git- (“to go, to leave”) +‎ -me +‎ -li, literally “he must either graze this camel or he must leave this land”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja bu de.ve.ji ɡyt.me.li ja bu di.jaɾ.dan ɡit.meˈli/

Phrase

ya bu deveyi gütmeli, ya bu diyardan gitmeli

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