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Questions on turkish grammar
1.       Hayato
8 posts
 20 Sep 2017 Wed 02:09 pm

Hi!

I´m just a beginner, so my question may sound rediculous to you.

 

In my textbook, I found a sentence like, "Siz türk´ sünüz".

 

I think it should be "Siz türkler´ siniz". , because "Siz" means "you guys", so "türk" should be in plural form.

 

Please correct me.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

 

2.       Erbab
23 posts
 20 Sep 2017 Wed 04:05 pm

No.

 

We are turkish=Biz Türk´üz.

You are turkish=Siz Türk´sünüz./Sen Türk´sün.

 

3.       Juafin
42 posts
 21 Sep 2017 Thu 01:26 am

"Siz Türk´sünüz." is correct but;

I think "Siz Türkler´siniz." True too. If I say like this, it means "You are THE Turks.". So, It refer a group.

4.       Juafin
42 posts
 21 Sep 2017 Thu 01:27 am

"Siz Türk´sünüz." is correct but;

I think "Siz Türkler´siniz." True too. If I say like this, it means "You are THE Turks.". So, It refer a group.

5.       Erbab
23 posts
 21 Sep 2017 Thu 02:52 pm

You are right, but as you said that their meanings are not the same. 

 

In a conversation, it sounds very strange to say that ´´ Siz Türklersiniz.´´ 

When you meet someone and ask them their nationality and understand that they are turkish, you must say that ´´Siz Türk´sünüz.´´ instead of ´´Siz Türklersiniz.´´

 

 



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6.       Leo S
183 posts
 26 Sep 2017 Tue 07:13 am

 

Quoting Erbab

You are right, but as you said that their meanings are not the same. 

 

In a conversation, it sounds very strange to say that ´´ Siz Türkler´siniz.´´ 

When you meet someone and ask them their nationality and understand that they are turkish, you must say that ´´Siz Türk´sünüz.´´ instead of ´´Siz Türkler´siniz.´´

 

 

If there is 3 Turks in front of you and you say: ´Siz Turkler siniz´,

will that still sound strange? Turklersniniz is one word - right?

 

 

7.       Erbab
23 posts
 27 Sep 2017 Wed 03:04 pm

Yes, it will still sound strange. And yes, Türklersiniz is one word.

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