When I use the on-line dictionary a word may have many translations, for example "bırakmak".
There is a long list of meanings...below I've copied the first few.
1. /ı, da/ to leave (something, someone) (in) (a place); /ı, a/ to leave (someone, something) with (someone), leave (someone, something) in the care of (someone).
2. /ı, a/ to leave, put (something, someone) on or in (a place).
3. /ı/ to let go of, stop holding: Beni bırak! Let go of me!
4. /ı/ to leave, abandon, desert.

My question is this..
What do the "/ı, da/" mean? (I told you it was a stupid question).
If I wanted to say someone was leaving someone would I add the "da" at the end of the word and remove the "mak" like this.... "bırakda"??

THANKS in advance for explaining this to me.

No questions are stupid if they help you learn!
The i or da refer to the suffixes taken by the object of the verb but I will leave it to the true grammarians to explain fully!

Probably you think you show your lowliness. But you should remember that there are many questions like this. If you say this is a stupidity, it sounds like you say these learners are stupid. For that reason, just try to be normal please.

PS My teachers always used to say "No question is a stupid question. If you are wondering about it, there are probably at least 2 or 3 other students thinking the same thing, but who don't have the courage you have to ask the question"

And what's that Turkish proverb? - Bilmemek ayıp değil, oğrenmemek (or sometimes 'sormamak') ayıp.

I'm glad you asked that question, I was wondering that too, just never got around to asking .... Thanks for that

I'm glad it helped someone else too.... have a good day.