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10.       Melek74
1506 posts
 16 Jan 2009 Fri 08:49 pm

 

Quoting Merih

 Though "var" is an adjective, it is also used as a noun (http://tdk.org.tr/TR/SozBul.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFAAF6AA849816B2EF05A79F75456518CA) ... And it is mostly used as a "yüklem" in other words acts like a verb (http://www.turkcesozluk.org/search.php?record=0&word=var&desc=detailed&abbr_1=0&abbr_2=0&abbr_3=0&abbr_4=0&abbr_5=0&abbr_6=0&author=0)

 

I hope this makes things clearer.

 

I can act as a monkey but it doesn´t make me one.

 

11.       Merih
933 posts
 16 Jan 2009 Fri 08:55 pm

 

Quoting Melek74

I can act as a monkey but it doesn´t make me one.

 

 So could you please explain how come it is an adjective in this sentence?

 

çok iþim var, þimdi gelemem...

 

 

12.       Melek74
1506 posts
 16 Jan 2009 Fri 09:07 pm

 

Quoting Merih

 So could you please explain how come it is an adjective in this sentence?

 

çok iþim var, þimdi gelemem...

 

Literal translation: A lot of my work existing (adjective), I can´t come now.

 

Meaning translation: I have a lot of work, I can´t come now.

 

Just because it´s translated with the verb "to have" or "there is" it doesn´t make it a verb, it´s only "acting" as one. 

 

Anyway, you´re probably a native, I´ve only been learning for a few months, so you do know Turkish better than me if that´s what you´re trying to prove. I, however, do like grammar and I do read a lot about it. Let me refer you, again, to "Turkish Grammar" by Prof Lewis, and "The Dictionary of the Turkish Verbs" - if you have any problems with what I posted, pick it up with the authors of those books, who, accidently, happen to claim the same.

13.       Merih
933 posts
 16 Jan 2009 Fri 09:20 pm

 

Quoting Melek74

Literal translation: A lot of my work existing (adjective), I can´t come now.

 

Meaning translation: I have a lot of work, I can´t come now.

 

Just because it´s translated with the verb "to have" or "there is" it doesn´t make it a verb, it´s only "acting" as one. 

 

Anyway, you´re probably a native, I´ve only been learning for a few months, so you do know Turkish better than me if that´s what you´re trying to prove. I, however, do like grammar and I do read a lot about it. Let me refer you, again, to "Turkish Grammar" by Prof Lewis, and "The Dictionary of the Turkish Verbs" - if you have any problems with what I posted, pick it up with the authors of those books, who, accidently, happen to claim the same.

 

 First of all, I should say i appreciate your effort.. But having said that, as a person who also happens to be interested in grammer, I searched and gave you the links, specially from Türk Dil Kurumu, because it just sounded wrong.  I have no problems with anyone, it´s just that everybody can make mistakes... And I didn´t want anyone to be confused.

14.       Melek74
1506 posts
 16 Jan 2009 Fri 09:33 pm

 

Quoting Merih

 First of all, I should say i appreciate your effort.. But having said that, as a person who also happens to be interested in grammer, I searched and gave you the links, specially from Türk Dil Kurumu, because it just sounded wrong.  I have no problems with anyone, it´s just that everybody can make mistakes... And I didn´t want anyone to be confused.

 

Well, I appreciate the links {#lang_emotions_bigsmile}, even though they are entirely in Turkish, however I did manage to notice the big, bold sýfat under var in the first link, and then the little s. in the 2nd link, which I´m assuming stands for sýfat, and we both know what sýfat means.

 

I really don´t understand what it is that we´re disagreeing on here, you´re convinced that I´m making a mistake and then you provide a link that says in bold letters that var is an adjective. I´m missing something here.

 

Anyway, I´m going to let it go. I think everybody here can look up the info on their own and make their own mind as to what var is. And in the long run it probably doesn´t even matter, maybe it´s more important how to use it and not what to call it.

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