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bi kaç/ tane
1.       miss_ceyda
2627 posts
 27 Feb 2006 Mon 08:46 pm

whats the difference between bir kaç and bir kaç tane??

2.       Ade1
0 posts
 27 Feb 2006 Mon 11:41 pm

bir kaç= some
bir kaç tane=some of....whatever that what is.
some people=bir kaç insanlar
I ate some apples=bir kaç elma yedim
hope this helps

3.       deli
5904 posts
 27 Feb 2006 Mon 11:57 pm

Quoting Ade1:

bir kaç= some
bir kaç tane=some of....whatever that what is.
some people=bir kaç insanlar
I ate some apples=bir kaç elma yedim
hope this helps

i thought if you used bir kac you dont use plural ending have i got this wrong again

4.       erdinc
2151 posts
 28 Feb 2006 Tue 12:18 am

deli, you are right. Since birkaç clearly expresses multiple items we always use singular with birkaç.

We say, "birkaç elma", "birkaç insan", "birkaç soru", etc. The main translation for birkaç is 'a few'.

5.       Ade1
0 posts
 28 Feb 2006 Tue 02:30 am

Quoting erdinc:

deli, you are right. Since birkaç clearly expresses multiple items we always use singular with birkaç.

We say, "birkaç elma", "birkaç insan", "birkaç soru", etc. The main translation for birkaç is 'a few'.

thanks erdinc that's helped me too

6.       miss_ceyda
2627 posts
 28 Feb 2006 Tue 02:00 pm

can we please have an example with "bir kac tane" in it??

7.       Elisa
0 posts
 28 Feb 2006 Tue 02:21 pm

Bir kaç tane patlıcan alıyorum

"I buy a couple of eggplants".

Doğru mu?

8.       erdinc
2151 posts
 28 Feb 2006 Tue 05:11 pm

Evet doğru. 'Birkaç' birleşik yazılıyor.

Quoting Elisa:

Bir kaç tane patlıcan alıyorum

"I buy a couple of eggplants".

Doğru mu?

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