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Dative noun state
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1.       bod
5999 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 02:04 am

If I were to say:
Floss, arabaya gidiyorsun

Would this be an instruction to Floss to get into the car or would it be a statement that Floss is currently going somewhere in a car?

2.       sophie
2712 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 09:45 am

well Bod, i m still taking my first steps in turkish language, but i ll try to answer this question. if i m wrong, anyone pls correct me...

i think that the instruction to Floss to go to the car, would be "Floss, arabaya git"

what u wrote, which by the way should be "Floss, arabaya gidiyorsun", would be like talking to Floss and mentioning that he is going to the car.

the statement that Floss is going to the car (if told to somebody else than Floss), would be "Floss arabaya gidiyor".


3.       salukvadze
82 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 10:27 am

4.       bod
5999 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 02:29 pm

Quoting sophie:

i think that the instruction to Floss to go to the car, would be "Floss, arabaya git"



Yes - as an instruction to "go to the car". I can understand that.......

But what about an instruction to "go and get into the car"??? Would I need to use a different verb to express this???

5.       angelina-Melek
105 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 02:37 pm

Yes, dear, you'll have to use a different structure. to say "to get into the car" you should use the verb "to binmek" and the dative case for the noun, i.e. "arabaya binmek":
for example,
Sen arabaya biniyorsun.

6.       bod
5999 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 02:55 pm

Quoting angelina-Melek:

Yes, dear, you'll have to use a different structure. to say "to get into the car" you should use the verb "to binmek" and the dative case for the noun, i.e. "arabaya binmek":
for example,
Sen arabaya biniyorsun.



Thank you.....

So would I be right in thinking that Sen arabaya biniyorsun is a statement much the same as saying "you are getting in the car"?

To give the instruction would be Floss, arabaya bin!

Or have I still got it wrong???

7.       sophie
2712 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 03:15 pm

Quoting bod:


Thank you.....

So would I be right in thinking that Sen arabaya biniyorsun is a statement much the same as saying "you are getting in the car"?

To give the instruction would be Floss, arabaya bin!

Or have I still got it wrong???



seems right to me

8.       angelina-Melek
105 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 03:27 pm

Yes, I think so too! Absolutely right

9.       bod
5999 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 03:27 pm

Quoting sophie:

Quoting bod:

To give the instruction would be Floss, arabaya bin!



seems right to me



YaY!!!

So to take it a step further......if I wanted to be more polite and say "please" where would I add that into the sentence? Would this be correct???

Floss, lütfen arabaya bin

10.       angelina-Melek
105 posts
 20 Dec 2005 Tue 05:29 pm

And this is correct! Congratulations!

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