Lesson 112
Intermediate
Intermediate
Debbie Downer
Why such the long face? Here, use this -mektense suffix to come up with all the things you can do instead of being sad. Like joining us for today's lesson!
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Justin
Merhaba Monia!
Okay, let's see if we can break it down.
-Rather than me cooking, we should go out.
-Benim pişirmemdense biz dışarı çıkmalıyız.
I'm guessing it's probably the "me cooking" that's confusing. In Turkish, we would use the possessed short infinitive to say this - just like in "gitmem lazım" (my going is needed; I need to go).
So, benim pişirme + im = benim pişirmem = my cooking.
Adding the suffix we learned:
Benim pişirmemdense = rather than my cooking
Does that clear it up?
Okay, let's see if we can break it down.
-Rather than me cooking, we should go out.
-Benim pişirmemdense biz dışarı çıkmalıyız.
I'm guessing it's probably the "me cooking" that's confusing. In Turkish, we would use the possessed short infinitive to say this - just like in "gitmem lazım" (my going is needed; I need to go).
So, benim pişirme + im = benim pişirmem = my cooking.
Adding the suffix we learned:
Benim pişirmemdense = rather than my cooking
Does that clear it up?
MONIA
Teşekkur ..... Really it's clearer now
John
"Dışarı çıkıp sıkılmaktansa evde otururum daha iyi."
Would it also be possible to use "oturmam daha iyi" instead.
Thanks,
John
Would it also be possible to use "oturmam daha iyi" instead.
Thanks,
John
Justin
Yep, you can say that. It means exactly the same thing. :)
Annie
Why are most of the examples in the practice from the form mentioned (that takes a person) at the very end when the lion's share of the lesson was just the straight forward mektense? A little misleading! =)
My question is about the last exercice in the review , the sentence is very different of the example given of the separate subjects, İ really didn't get it ?