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Constructing a sentence - 2
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:16 pm |
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Hi guys
You will start thinking that I'm a pain in the a**, but where does that 'n' in evinde come from now all of a sudden?
I had calmed down a bit already  and I was thinking that it would be 'Arkadasimin evi-de-y-im", '-de' to show a location, 'y' because there are two vowels and '-im' as the first person of 'olmak'. But that 'n'? Where does that come from?
Cok cok sagol!
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| 31. |
03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:19 pm |
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Quoting SuiGeneris: hmmm i am at her house doesnt mean onun evindeyim? huh? |
I think it's because you accidentally wrote 'to her house' in your previous post. But I thought you were distracted, I understood what you wanted to say 
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:22 pm |
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Quoting Elisa: Hi guys
You will start thinking that I'm a pain in the a**, but where does that 'n' in evinde come from now all of a sudden?
I had calmed down a bit already and I was thinking that it would be 'Arkadasimin evi-de-y-im", '-de' to show a location, 'y' because there are two vowels and '-im' as the first person of 'olmak'. But that 'n'? Where does that come from?
Cok cok sagol! |
-n is a suffix that shows being belonged to your friend...
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| 33. |
03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:23 pm |
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Quoting Elisa: Quoting SuiGeneris: hmmm i am at her house doesnt mean onun evindeyim? huh? |
I think it's because you accidentally wrote 'to her house' in your previous post. But I thought you were distracted, I understood what you wanted to say |
ok ok ok!!! nobody is perfect... but i am nobody! 
what is matrix
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:26 pm |
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Elisa, you're asking too difficult questions even to a native speaker hehe :
can I say that it's like that because it's like that.
ev-i (her house)
ev-i-n-de (at her house)
ev-i-n-e (to her house)
ev-i-n-den (from her house)
ev-i-n-i (direct object suffix like in "evini gördüm"I saw her house)
ev-im (my house)
ev-im-de
ev-im-e
ev-im-i
so "n" is a letter that's always put after the -i that's the suffix of the second person possessive.
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:43 pm |
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Quoting mltm: Elisa, you're asking too difficult questions even to a native speaker hehe : |
Quoting mltm: can I say that it's like that because it's like that.
ev-i (her house)
ev-i-n-de (at her house)
ev-i-n-e (to her house)
ev-i-n-den (from her house)
ev-i-n-i (direct object suffix like in "evini gördüm"I saw her house)
ev-im (my house)
ev-im-de
ev-im-e
ev-im-i
so "n" is a letter that's always put after the -i that's the suffix of the second person possessive. |
I guess it's another one of those things that I just have to learn and accept and not look for a reason why it is used.
Anyway, thanks a lot for your efforts, it is much appreciated, hope you know that! 
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| 36. |
03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:48 pm |
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Quoting Elisa: I guess it's another one of those things that I just have to learn and accept and not look for a reason why it is used. |
They say Turkish is easy to learn as it has no irregular verbs......this is true - it just has irregular suffix use instead :-S
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:55 pm |
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Quoting bod: Quoting Elisa: I guess it's another one of those things that I just have to learn and accept and not look for a reason why it is used. |
They say Turkish is easy to learn as it has no irregular verbs......this is true - it just has irregular suffix use instead :-S |
That is not entirely true, when there is an exception, most of the time it will stay a "logic" exception. I mean, you may not be able to apply a certain rule anymore, but instead you keep applying the "exception". If this makes any sense..  But I don't now how else to explain it.
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03 Dec 2005 Sat 08:59 pm |
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Quoting Elisa: Quoting bod: Quoting Elisa: I guess it's another one of those things that I just have to learn and accept and not look for a reason why it is used. |
They say Turkish is easy to learn as it has no irregular verbs......this is true - it just has irregular suffix use instead :-S |
That is not entirely true, when there is an exception, most of the time it will stay a "logic" exception. I mean, you may not be able to apply a certain rule anymore, but instead you keep applying the "exception". If this makes any sense.. But I don't now how else to explain it.
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Yes - my comment was made with my tongue firmly placed in my cheek!!!
I am useless at languages, for me to have got as far as I have and not given up is a testament to the logic behind the Turkish language.
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| 39. |
03 Dec 2005 Sat 09:00 pm |
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And now the best part of this thread: earlier my friend phoned to say that she has a cold and fever and that she prefers to postpone the dinner!!
Ironik, degil mi?
That means that soon I will come with another sentence to this forum to describe my changed plans for tonight 
(Don't worry, I won't )
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| 40. |
03 Dec 2005 Sat 10:16 pm |
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yw anytime anywhere Elisa...
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