Significado
Ending a relationship or partnership
Contexto cultural
The phrase is used as a 'face-saving' mechanism. In Turkish culture, direct confrontation or saying 'I fired him' can be seen as harsh. 'Yolları ayırmak' sounds more like a mutual destiny. Sports newspapers (like Fanatik or Fotomaç) use this phrase almost daily. It is the standard jargon for any transfer or firing. Many Turkish songs (Arabesk or Pop) use this imagery to express the pain of separation, often linking it to 'gurbet' (living far from home). In Turkish corporate culture, this is the polite way to announce a resignation on LinkedIn.
Use it for LinkedIn
If you are leaving a job in Turkey, use 'yollarımızı ayırıyoruz' in your farewell post. It sounds very professional and mature.
Don't forget the plural
Always say 'yollar' (roads), not 'yol' (road). Saying 'yolumuz ayrıldı' is understandable but sounds slightly 'off' to native ears.
Significado
Ending a relationship or partnership
Use it for LinkedIn
If you are leaving a job in Turkey, use 'yollarımızı ayırıyoruz' in your farewell post. It sounds very professional and mature.
Don't forget the plural
Always say 'yollar' (roads), not 'yol' (road). Saying 'yolumuz ayrıldı' is understandable but sounds slightly 'off' to native ears.
Softening the blow
Use this phrase when you want to avoid the negative connotations of words like 'kovulmak' (to be fired) or 'terk edilmek' (to be dumped).
Teste-se
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
Üç yıllık sevgilimle geçen hafta yollarımız _______.
The sentence refers to 'last week' (geçen hafta), so we need the past tense 'ayrıldı'.
Which situation is most appropriate for 'yollarını ayırmak'?
Aşağıdaki durumlardan hangisinde bu deyim kullanılır?
This is the classic professional use of the phrase.
Complete the dialogue.
Ahmet: 'Şirketteki son günün mü?' Mehmet: 'Evet, maalesef yönetimle _______.'
Mehmet is leaving the company, so 'yollarımız ayrıldı' is the correct idiom.
Match the sentence to the context.
1. Yollarımız ayrıldı. 2. Yollarımızı ayırdık.
'Ayrıldı' is intransitive (it happened), 'Ayırdık' is active (we did it).
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Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosÜç yıllık sevgilimle geçen hafta yollarımız _______.
The sentence refers to 'last week' (geçen hafta), so we need the past tense 'ayrıldı'.
Aşağıdaki durumlardan hangisinde bu deyim kullanılır?
This is the classic professional use of the phrase.
Ahmet: 'Şirketteki son günün mü?' Mehmet: 'Evet, maalesef yönetimle _______.'
Mehmet is leaving the company, so 'yollarımız ayrıldı' is the correct idiom.
1. Yollarımız ayrıldı. 2. Yollarımızı ayırdık.
'Ayrıldı' is intransitive (it happened), 'Ayırdık' is active (we did it).
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Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasNot necessarily. It can be a neutral description of life moving in different directions, like graduating from university.
Yes, it is a very common and polite way to describe a divorce in social circles.
'Ayrıldık' is direct and simple. 'Yollarımız ayrıldı' is more poetic, formal, and implies a divergence of paths.
Yes, it's the standard way to announce that a company and an employee or partner are no longer working together.
No, it is very modern and used daily in news and social media.
Yes, but it's less common than the metaphorical use. For physical roads, people often say 'yol ikiye ayrılıyor'.
Kız arkadaşımla yollarımızı ayırıyoruz.
Yes, 'Onunla yollarımız ayrıldı' is the most common structure.
No, that would be considered insensitive. For death, use 'vefat etmek' or 'hayatını kaybetmek'.
It is neutral-formal. It's safe to use in almost any context except very rough slang.
Frases relacionadas
yol ayrımı
similarCrossroads / Turning point
yol vermek
contrastTo fire someone / To let someone pass
yola gelmek
contrastTo come to reason / To behave
bağları koparmak
similarTo cut ties
