Lesson 127
Beginner
Beginner
The Tourist
Today, we're reviewing all the major suffixes we think you should know as a beginner Turkish learner.
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Magi
That was really useful, so well explained, thankyou. I printed off the dialog and highlighted all the suffixes.
Jan 13, 2014
Magi
In the review why is the answer given as Bizim el çantamız and not çantasımız?
Justin
The possessive suffix doesn't do double-duty. If you have a possessed suffix coming from both a compound noun AND an explicit possession, you don't put both. So,
el çantası
bizim çantamız
bizim el çantamız
Does that make sense?
el çantası
bizim çantamız
bizim el çantamız
Does that make sense?
Kirk
This is fantastic, exactly what I need to practice!
Magi
Thanks Justin for the explanation.
Rania
I can't listen to any of the podcasts on the site anymore. This problem appeared after I formatted my laptop. Do I have to install any specific program? please help.
Justin
Hmm, as long as you are using a modern browser, things should work. Email me at justin@turkishteatime.com and we can work through it together.
Rania
thanks justin, have a lovely day
Öğrenci
First of all - just found this site and love it! Ama bir sorum var. I thought hic always took the negative form of the verb but it doesn't in this lesson- why not?
nur
Most of revision link are from intermediate level !!
for ex : this link
https://turkishteatime.com/lesson/20/
we have in beginner level lesson about " -meli "
for ex : this link
https://turkishteatime.com/lesson/20/
we have in beginner level lesson about " -meli "
Öğrenci
I'm really sorry but I don't understand - does hic not always have to have a negative verb? Thanks for you time.
Justin
@Nur - now that we've covered most major topics spanning across the levels, we've begun to start covering more advanced topics at more basic levels. I'll put a note that we should try to get to -meli sooner than later.
@Öğrenci - thanks! Sure, you can use hiç with non-negative verbs. Think of it as "ever."
Hiç gittin mi? = Have you ever gone?
Hiç gitmedim. = I have never gone, = I have not ever gone.
@Öğrenci - thanks! Sure, you can use hiç with non-negative verbs. Think of it as "ever."
Hiç gittin mi? = Have you ever gone?
Hiç gitmedim. = I have never gone, = I have not ever gone.
Öğrenci
Understood. Thanks for that!
nur
Thanks a lot :)
I have just started intermediate level ..
I have just started intermediate level ..
Sayit
Bu dersleri türkçe'nin yabancı öğrenciler için çok faydalı :)
Justin
Hi Öğrenci - I'm so sorry I accidentally deleted your comment. I have your message and appreciate the feedback. Can you email me at justin@turkishteatime.com?
Terence
Hi Justin. Thankyou so much for Turkish Tea Time, it is a great resource. I do have a question about the grammar of Sultan Ahmet Camisi. I have always seen this construction as...Camii, rather than the standard camisi. Is it to do with the nonTurkish origin of the word cami, and consequently it is treated differently?
Justin
That is a fantastic question! Good observation.
You are right that cami comes from Arabic, so the original reason for "camii" is likely due to that.
However, it's an old convention and is technically incorrect in modern Turkish. You'll see both constructions around today, but camii is deprecated. Since it's used in such a prominent and famous name, though, I think it will be very slow to die.
You are right that cami comes from Arabic, so the original reason for "camii" is likely due to that.
However, it's an old convention and is technically incorrect in modern Turkish. You'll see both constructions around today, but camii is deprecated. Since it's used in such a prominent and famous name, though, I think it will be very slow to die.
Öğrenci
Hi, sorry if this isn't the place for it, but I didn't know where to report a problem. But I can't play the third audio file from the dialog. Maybe someone else can check that? See if it's just me or if there's a technical problem there.
Rhys
Doesn't seem to work for me either
Marilda
Hello! The third audio is not working! Thank you!
Yashar
Yup, third audio crashed for me too
