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Homework help again
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 01:27 pm |
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How do I translate this?
Okulda ne var?
Is it: who is/are at school? or Is there a school?
I get confused because there is no 'kÃm' in the question.
(Maybe stupid but I am a real beginner....)
Thanks for explaining.
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 01:31 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: How do I translate this?
Okulda ne var?
Is it: who is/are at school? or Is there a school?
I get confused because there is no 'kÃm' in the question.
(Maybe stupid but I am a real beginner....)
Thanks for explaining. |
what are there in school?
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 01:37 pm |
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Teşekkürler Janissary. Things they mean with this. Okay, now I'll try to give an answer (else my teacher will get mad at me...  ).
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 02:07 pm |
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Another question. I need to complete sentences. One exercise has the example: Masada ne var? (What's on the table?) and the other one has as example: Masada kalem var mı? (Is there a pen on the table?).
Why in the first example they do not use 'mi' (or variations) when asking while they do use it in the second example?
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 02:16 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: Another question. I need to complete sentences. One exercise has the example: Masada ne var? (What's on the table?) and the other one has as example: Masada kalem var mı? (Is there a pen on the table?).
Why in the first example they do not use 'mi' (or variations) when asking while they do use it in the second example? |
coz in the scond question it s asking if there is a pen on table. but in first question i ts asking what is on the table, has no idea what is on.
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 02:19 pm |
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So if the sentence is specific with a noun (like here with a pen) I need to use 'var mı' and if not just 'var' is enough? That explains! Thanks, Janissary.
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 02:22 pm |
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var- there is
var mı- is there
ne var- what is (there)
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 02:29 pm |
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Quoting Trudy: Another question. I need to complete sentences. One exercise has the example: Masada ne var? (What's on the table?) and the other one has as example: Masada kalem var mı? (Is there a pen on the table?).
Why in the first example they do not use 'mi' (or variations) when asking while they do use it in the second example? |
"mi" particle usually is used when there is no question word. you have "ne" (what) in the sentence "Masada ne var?".
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 02:39 pm |
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Quoting aslan2: Quoting Trudy: Another question. I need to complete sentences. One exercise has the example: Masada ne var? (What's on the table?) and the other one has as example: Masada kalem var mı? (Is there a pen on the table?).
Why in the first example they do not use 'mi' (or variations) when asking while they do use it in the second example? |
"mi" particle usually is used when there is no question word. you have "ne" (what) in the sentence "Masada ne var?". |
aslan2: you're great! 
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02 Dec 2006 Sat 03:01 pm |
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Yes, exactly. You can't have both a question word (eg. ne) and "mi" in a sentence. The "mi" is added so that you know it is a question.
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