Lesson 37
Beginner
Beginner
A Pirate's Life
Arrrrrr matey! We're sailing the wide open seas in today's lesson. We captured a couple of nouns off the coast of Barbary and have them tied up together in the brig. Keep in mind - when you put two nouns together in Turkish, you have to do something special.
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from the hand bag
Apr 29, 2013
Frank
She bought the red handbag
Kirmizi el cantasini aldi
Red isn't a noun here, so i don't understand the ending of "canta"
Could you set me straight ?
Thanks
Kirmizi el cantasini aldi
Red isn't a noun here, so i don't understand the ending of "canta"
Could you set me straight ?
Thanks
Justin
Sure!
el = hand
çanta = bag
el çantası = hand bag (compound noun)
el çantasını = the hand back (accusative)
Kırmızı actually has no effect at all. Let me know if that didn't clear it up. :)
el = hand
çanta = bag
el çantası = hand bag (compound noun)
el çantasını = the hand back (accusative)
Kırmızı actually has no effect at all. Let me know if that didn't clear it up. :)
Frank
Thanks Justin
I understand now. I had a senior moment!
Handbag in English is one word, but really is a compound word in English. I was thinking of it as one word in English and the red being part of the compound, which didn't make sense.
I understand now. I had a senior moment!
Handbag in English is one word, but really is a compound word in English. I was thinking of it as one word in English and the red being part of the compound, which didn't make sense.
mie
elma çayım
In this case, ı is not compound suffix, ım is possessed suffix
is it right?
In this case, ı is not compound suffix, ım is possessed suffix
is it right?
Justin
Yes! Though it is indeed a compound noun.
Whenever a compound noun is possessed, that compound noun suffix disappears.
elma = apple
çay = tea
elma çayı = apple tea
benim elma çayım = my apple tea
onun elma çayı = his apple tea
Whenever a compound noun is possessed, that compound noun suffix disappears.
elma = apple
çay = tea
elma çayı = apple tea
benim elma çayım = my apple tea
onun elma çayı = his apple tea
Patricia
Video biraz tüyler ürpertici, ama her neyse teşekkürler!
Artur
Nice dialog!
Nina
There doesn't seem to be any speaking practice for compound nouns, as under that link there is the speaking practice for profession suffixes instead. Can you please look into this?
