It has been a long time since I saw him.

My Turkish structure needs a little refreshment, please.  Thanks!

 I was wondering about that....if sýk with i instead had become an acceptable word in polite Turkish society since I left that country in 1969!

olsun is the 3rd person singular imperative "May it be".  So we have geçmiþ, affiyet and many other expressions which do imply wishing.  My fellow students and I called them the Olsun brothers.

Olmak is that Turkish verb for ´to be´, which doesn´t exist.  Yorgun oldum = I becacme tired.  The verb can be used as any other verb to form the verbal noun.  "Nerede olduðunu bilmiyordum = I didn´t know where you were.

 Furthermore, I understand that the stress on all words in isolation is on the final syllable (exception: the names of cities).  Then, when adding elements some are stressed, some are not. 

Bende = at my house, ´de´ is stressed

Ben de gidiyorum = also, ´de´ is not stressed

yazmak, yazma, yazıyor, yaziyorum

Thanks to all, especially Faruk.

Is there a native speaker who can verify the answer given by Lady in Red?  Thanks!

I hope I haven´t asked this before:  is the stress on the 2nd or 3rd syllable?

Teşekkürederim!

And don't forget nereli to ask where from, meaning nationality.

On another forum I have encountered what seems to be a translation of Turkish (Good morning after dinner). Is this a familiar expression in Turkish? If so, when is it used? Or is it just one person's way of being sarcastic?

Many thanks!

I originally posted this in another spot, but it received no answer. Perhaps this is the place for it:

Does the name of this charming city mean something in general usage? I have a little phrase that I can't quite understand. Bursalı mısın kadifeli gelin çaydan mı geçtin.
I think kadifeli means velvet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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