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nifrtity
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12 Sep 2012 Wed 06:56 am

Edited (9/12/2012) by nifrtity

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nifrtity
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12 Sep 2012 Wed 07:03 am

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nifrtity
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12 Sep 2012 Wed 07:09 am

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nifrtity
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12 Sep 2012 Wed 07:10 am

Edited (9/12/2012) by nifrtity

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nifrtity
1807 posts

12 Sep 2012 Wed 07:11 am

Quoting nifrtity

That ıs my answers of that test

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Henry
2604 posts

12 Sep 2012 Wed 04:42 pm

Quoting nifrtity

Those were my answers for that test

Thanks for adding your answers. I am also a learner, but I hope I can explain your errors to help you.

10] kitaplıkta = on/in/at the bookcase

Kitaplıkta dört kitap var = There are 4 books in the bookcase.

kitaplıktan = from the bookcase

Kitaplıktan bir kitabı seçtim = I selected a book from the bookcase.

11) Siz dün tiyatro .... git...... ?

If we see the subject is siz, then the verb at the end must agree with the subject. So it has to be gittiniz mi ?

I guess you know the rule that when a suffix starts with a vowel, it needs a buffer letter to join a word ending with a vowel

tiyatro + a/e (to the theatre)

= tiyatro+y (buffer letter) + a (for vowel harmony)

= tiyatroya (to the theatre)

Siz dün tiyatroya gittiniz mi? (Yesterday, did you go to the theatre?)

12) Yemekler güzel miydi? (Was the food nice?)

which is different to .....Yemekler güzel mi? (Is the food nice?)

Evet harika.....

The question indicates past tense of the old Turkish verb for ´to be´. (imek)

imek (not used these days) = to be

idi = it was

so the answer must also say ´it was´ (idi)

harika + idi (needs a buffer, so the i mutates to a y) to become

harika + ydı = harikaydı = it was fantastic

hasta (sick), hastayım (i am sick), hastaydım (I was sick)

see more explanations here

The same happens for the with suffix (ile)

Araba + ile = arabayla (by car, with a car)

Edited (9/12/2012) by Henry [unwanted smiley]
Edited (9/12/2012) by Henry [added more]
Edited (9/12/2012) by Henry

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nifrtity
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12 Sep 2012 Wed 09:03 pm

Quoting Henry

Thanks for adding your answers. I am also a learner, but I hope I can explain your errors to help you.

10] kitaplıkta = on/in/at the bookcase

Kitaplıkta dört kitap var = There are 4 books in the bookcase.

kitaplıktan = from the bookcase

Kitaplıktan bir kitabı seçtim = I selected a book from the bookcase.

11) Siz dün tiyatro .... git...... ?

If we see the subject is siz, then the verb at the end must agree with the subject. So it has to be gittiniz mi ?

I guess you know the rule that when a suffix starts with a vowel, it needs a buffer letter to join a word ending with a vowel

tiyatro + a/e (to the theatre)

= tiyatro+y (buffer letter) + a (for vowel harmony)

= tiyatroya (to the theatre)

Siz dün tiyatroya gittiniz mi? (Yesterday, did you go to the theatre?)

12) Yemekler güzel miydi? (Was the food nice?)

which is different to .....Yemekler güzel mi? (Is the food nice?)

Evet harika.....

The question indicates past tense of the old Turkish verb for ´to be´. (imek)

imek (not used these days) = to be

idi = it was

so the answer must also say ´it was´ (idi)

harika + idi (needs a buffer, so the i mutates to a y) to become

harika + ydı = harikaydı = it was fantastic

hasta (sick), hastayım (i am sick), hastaydım (I was sick)

see more explanations here

The same happens for the with suffix (ile)

Araba + ile = arabayla (by car, with a car)

thanks so much for your help

17.

Henry
2604 posts

13 Sep 2012 Thu 03:34 am

Nifrtity, I am slowly checking your other answers.

Question 18 suggests to me that you do not understand possessive suffixes for 3rd person. (His/her/its)

O + nun = Onun (his/her/its) which possesses the next part

şey + i = şeyi (the thing of)

onun şeyi (his/her/its thing, the thing belonging to him/her/it)

Now let us look at the question

Seiko saatleri (The watches of Seiko) needs a suffix to show it owns the next word

Seiko saatleri end in a vowel, so we must use the nin suffix, for vowel harmony.

Seiko saatlerinin fabrika....

The 3rd person suffix for the possessed word is (s)i/ı/ü/u depending on vowel harmony, and whether the word ends in a vowel. This buffer letter ´s´ is only used for 3rd person suffixes

fabrika end in a vowel, so it must use the sı suffix

frabikası

So together we have Seiko saatlerinin fabrikası (the Seiko watches´ factory)

Ahmet´in saati (Ahmet´s watch)

Ahmet´in saatleri (Ahmet´s watches)

Onun fabrikası (His factory)

Onun fabrikaları (His factories)

Edited (9/13/2012) by Henry [spelling error]

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Henry
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13 Sep 2012 Thu 03:47 am

Nifrtity, the question 19 answer that you typed in red letters has a simple vowel harmony error.

kütüphanenin, but I guess you selected the correct answer from the choices provided.

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nifrtity
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13 Sep 2012 Thu 09:16 pm

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nifrtity
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13 Sep 2012 Thu 09:17 pm

Quoting nifrtity

Thanks so much

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