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suffixes confusion...
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27 May 2007 Sun 12:12 pm |
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Oğlanlarla aynı sayıda kızlar var.
Kadınlarla aynı sayıda erkek var.
I understand that they mean the number of the boys and girls/women and men are the same, but I can't figure out those suffixes, "la" means "with" right? and "da" indicates location but they just don't make sense to me...  can anyone help???
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27 May 2007 Sun 12:32 pm |
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I guess it is something not to ask why. Maybe just to memorize...
.... ile aynı sayıda= same number of ....
Bu sınıfta kızlar, erkeklerle aynı sayıda.
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Bu sınıfta kızlarla erkekler aynı sayıda.
This is something like a comparison, you should say two different things and one of them has "ile"(-le) suffix.
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28 May 2007 Mon 02:50 am |
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Quoting iHeartCrouchy: Oğlanlarla aynı sayıda kızlar var.
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The number of girls are same with boys.
Quoting caliptrix: Bu sınıfta kızlar, erkeklerle aynı sayıda.
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Bu sınıfta kızlarla erkekler aynı sayıda.
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In this classroom girls are with the same number as boys.
not sure if the English structures are correct.
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28 May 2007 Mon 09:33 am |
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Quoting SunFlowerSeed: not sure if the English structures are correct. |
They aren't indeed, it's not expressed that in English. That's why it's best not to try to analyze everything, like Caliptrix said, and just learn it by heart.
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28 May 2007 Mon 11:05 am |
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Quoting Elisa: Quoting SunFlowerSeed: not sure if the English structures are correct. |
They aren't indeed, it's not expressed that in English. That's why it's best not to try to analyze everything, like Caliptrix said, and just learn it by heart. |
I agree with you. Trying to adapt grammar to grammar is not a good idea.
Thanks.
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