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1.       oreniyorum8
137 posts
 30 Mar 2007 Fri 05:45 pm

Im having a real hard time putting even simple sentances into text. Can someone please check these and see where I am going wrong. thank you.

Arkadaşım evden ben evime gittim
I went from my friends house to my house

Ceketim denedim ama ceketi çok kücük
I tried my jacket but the jacket was too small

Sokağa baktim köpegim bulmak
I looked at the street to find my dog

Gülmedim cünkü mutlumudum
I didnt smile because i wasnt happy

Pantalonlar olmak istiyorum ama param yeter değil.
I wanted to buy trousers but my money wasnt enough.

Thanks in advance

2.       armegon
1872 posts
 30 Mar 2007 Fri 06:10 pm

Quoting oreniyorum8:

Im having a real hard time putting even simple sentances into text. Can someone please check these and see where I am going wrong. thank you.

Arkadaşım evden ben evime gittim
I went from my friends house to my house

Ceketim denedim ama ceketi çok kücük
I tried my jacket but the jacket was too small

Sokağa baktim köpegim bulmak
I looked at the street to find my dog

Gülmedim cünkü mutlumudum
I didnt smile because i wasnt happy

Pantalonlar olmak istiyorum ama param yeter değil.
I wanted to buy trousers but my money wasnt enough.

Thanks in advance



1.Arkadaşımın evinden (kendi) evime gittim.
2.Ceketimi denedim ama ceket çok küçüktü.
3.Köpeğimi bulmak için sokağa baktım.
4.Gülmedim çünkü mutsuzdum(mutlu değildim).
5.Pantolon almak istedim ama param yeterli değildi.

3.       oreniyorum8
137 posts
 30 Mar 2007 Fri 06:16 pm

Just how rubbish was my attempt, every single one wrong.... back to the drawing board but thanks for your help.

4.       TeresaJana
304 posts
 30 Mar 2007 Fri 08:19 pm

2. Ceketimi denedim ama ceket çok küçüktü

In this corrected sentence...Is it possible to explain

ceket çok küçüktü <<
thanks

5.       TeresaJana
304 posts
 30 Mar 2007 Fri 08:25 pm

sorry, part of my question was erased...I dont understand
adding 'tü' suffix to küçük.
tesekkürler

6.       longinotti1
1090 posts
 30 Mar 2007 Fri 09:31 pm

Quoting oreniyorum8:

.... back to the drawing board but thanks for your help.



You had all the basic ideas.

The word order takes time. For students like us, it is safer to always put the "action" verb at the end of the sentence. Infinitives, verbal nouns, verbal adjectives come before the word they modify.

7.       lady in red
6947 posts
 30 Mar 2007 Fri 09:39 pm

Quoting TeresaJana:

sorry, part of my question was erased...I dont understand
adding 'tü' suffix to küçük.
tesekkürler



The 'tu' suffix is for the past tense - çok küçükTU = too small WAS, ie 'was too small'

8.       Elisa
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 30 Mar 2007 Fri 09:42 pm

Quoting TeresaJana:

sorry, part of my question was erased...I dont understand
adding 'tü' suffix to küçük.
tesekkürler



adding "tü" to küçük gives it the meaning of "it was small".
The suffix is the 3rd person singular of the past tense of olmak and changes according to the vowel harmony.

"güzeldi" - she was beautiful
"hızlıydı" - it was speedy (when the adjective ends in a vowel you have to add a "y" before the suffix)
"kötüydü" - it was bad
"nefisti" - it was excellent

Have a look at the "olmak" chapter in the Learn Turkish section

9.       TeresaJana
304 posts
 31 Mar 2007 Sat 12:15 am

hmm so adding suffix 'tu' to end of the verb means 'was'

if it was the present tense...it is too small...would you then not add the suffix?

10.       Elisa
0 posts
 31 Mar 2007 Sat 01:30 am

Quoting TeresaJana:

hmm so adding suffix 'tu' to end of the verb means 'was'

if it was the present tense...it is too small...would you then not add the suffix?



You could say "küçüktür", but except in official language and making general statements etc.., it's not used that often in the 3pers. present tense.

11.       caliptrix
3055 posts
 04 Apr 2007 Wed 11:05 am

Quoting TeresaJana:

hmm so adding suffix 'tu' to end of the verb means 'was'

if it was the present tense...it is too small...would you then not add the suffix?



You don't need to add anything.

Ceket çok küçük.
Araban çok güzel.
Evimiz yeni.
Yemek sıcak.

If they were past, they would be:
Ceket çok küçüktü.
Araban çok güzeldi.
Evimiz yeniydi. (y is the buffer)
yemek sıcaktı.

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