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Future (non)existance
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:24 pm |
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Are the following correct???
kediler yok
There are no cats
yarın kediler yokacak
Tommorrow there will be no cats
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:26 pm |
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Quoting bod: Are the following correct???
kediler yok ***kedi yok
There are no cats
yarın kediler yokacak
Tommorrow there will be no cats |
in this sentence we prefer to make it "singular" as "plural" sounds weird when you speak
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:30 pm |
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As far as I know we use plural endings in Turkish talking about people and we don't use them for animals, plants and inanimate objects.
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:33 pm |
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Angelina sen 1 numarasın 
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:35 pm |
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Quoting MEMET: yarın kedi olmayacak |
So 'yok' and 'var' can only be used to express the current situation. They cannot be used for future - for that 'olmak' has to be used??? What about past???
Can I say:
kedi yokdı
there were no cats
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:40 pm |
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bod: kedi yoktu" not "yokdı"
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:44 pm |
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Quoting MEMET: bod: kedi yoktu" not "yokdı" |
Yes of course - silly me 
So what you are saying is that "yok" can be used for past and present but not for future - is that right???
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:48 pm |
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there will be cats: kediler olacak
there will no cats: kediler olmayacak
is it ok bod?
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:51 pm |
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Quoting MEMET: Angelina sen 1 numarasın |
Kıpkızmızı oldum
Çok şÃ¼kür 
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20 Jan 2006 Fri 03:52 pm |
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Quoting MEMET: there will be cats: kediler olacak
there will no cats: kediler olmayacak
is it ok bod? |
I think so - 'var' and 'yok' are used for past and present, olmak is used for future.......
kedi yoktu - there were no cats
kedi yok - there are no cats
kedi olmayacak - there will be no cats
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