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1.       hannah143
12 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 04:29 pm

im learning how to make simple sentences, some of the translated words might be wrong because the online dictionary is a bit confusing at times, but i´m trying to learn the sentence order, SOV, and suffix order. 

 

I woke up - Uyandýyým

 

I dressed - giydirdiyim

 

I ate breakfast - Kahvaltýyým yedi

 

I combed my hair -  sacým taradýyým

 

I cleaned my teeth - Diþlerim temizlediyim

 

I opened the big door - Büyük kapý açýkdým

 

I put my shoes on - Kunduralarim giydeyim

2.       tinababy
1096 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 04:38 pm

 

Quoting hannah143

im learning how to make simple sentences, some of the translated words might be wrong because the online dictionary is a bit confusing at times, but i´m trying to learn the sentence order, SOV, and suffix order. 

 

I woke up - Uyandýyým

 

I dressed - giydirdiyim

 

I ate breakfast - Kahvaltýyým yedi

 

I combed my hair -  sacým taradýyým

 

I cleaned my teeth - Diþlerim temizlediyim

 

I opened the big door - Büyük kapý açýkdým

 

I put my shoes on - Kunduralarim giydeyim

 I´m only learning but....

uyandým

kahvaltý yedim

sacým taradým

diþlerim temizledim (not sure this is the correct word to use here).

 

 

3.       hannah143
12 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 04:48 pm

 

Quoting tinababy

 

 I´m only learning but....

uyandým

kahvaltý yedim

sacým taradým

diþlerim temizledim (not sure this is the correct word to use here).

 

 

 

yeah they do make sence now, i just never know whether to drop a vowel or add either y,s or n. i also need to learn more words. and i dont know which order the suffixs are added. 

4.       Melek74
1506 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 04:50 pm

 

Quoting hannah143

im learning how to make simple sentences, some of the translated words might be wrong because the online dictionary is a bit confusing at times, but i´m trying to learn the sentence order, SOV, and suffix order. 

 

I woke up - Uyandýyým

Uyandým 

verb stem is uyan

past tense first person suffix is -dim

with vowel harmony it makes: uyan+dim= uyandým

I dressed - giydirdiyim

Giydirmak is to dress somebody

To dress yourself is giyinmek: giyin (verb stem) + -dim =

Giyindim

 

I ate breakfast - Kahvaltýyým yedi

Kahvaltý yedim/ettim.

 

I combed my hair -  sacým taradýyým

Saçlarýmý taradým.

saçlar (you combed more than 1 hair) + -im (my) + -i (direct object suffix)

 

I cleaned my teeth - Diþlerim temizlediyim

Diþlerimi temizledim/fýrçaladým (brushed)

 

I opened the big door - Büyük kapý açýkdým

Büyük kapýyý (-(y)i for direct object) açtým

açmak - to open

after ç if suffix begins with -d you change it to -t

 

I put my shoes on - Kunduralarim giydeyim

Ayakkabýmý giydim

 

 



Edited (9/11/2009) by Melek74 [Spelling]

5.       Melek74
1506 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 04:55 pm

 

Quoting hannah143

 

 

yeah they do make sence now, i just never know whether to drop a vowel or add either y,s or n. i also need to learn more words. and i dont know which order the suffixs are added. 

 

The order of suffixes generally goes like this for nouns:

araba

noun - araba

noun + plural  - arabalar

noun + (plural) + posessive - araba(lar)ým

other suffixes after that

 

for verbs:

bakmak (bak-mak)

remove the stem first - bak

add tense marker - iyor, -d, -ir/ar/r, -ecek/aceketc. depending on the tense - bak-ýyor

add personal ending - bak-ýyor-um - bakýyorum

 

 

 

6.       hannah143
12 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 05:09 pm

 

Quoting Melek74

 

 

The order of suffixes generally goes like this for nouns:

araba

noun - araba

noun + plural  - arabalar

noun + (plural) + posessive - araba(lar)ým

other suffixes after that

 

for verbs:

bakmak (bak-mak)

remove the stem first - bak

add tense marker - iyor, -d, -ir/ar/r, -ecek/aceketc. depending on the tense - bak-ýyor

add personal ending - bak-ýyor-um - bakýyorum

 

 

 

 

wow thankyou, that makes it so easy to understand now, i just need to remember and practise

 

by the way is this right? or on the right lines?.. when i add a personal pronoun, like -im, or a possesive pronoun, like  -in, to a word ending in a vowel do i just drop the vowel? and for other suffixs begining with a vowel do i either add ´y´, ´n´ or ´s´? 

 

7.       Melek74
1506 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 05:35 pm

 

Quoting hannah143

 

 

wow thankyou, that makes it so easy to understand now, i just need to remember and practise

 

by the way is this right? or on the right lines?.. when i add a personal pronoun, like -im, or a possesive pronoun, like  -in, to a word ending in a vowel do i just drop the vowel? and for other suffixs begining with a vowel do i either add ´y´, ´n´ or ´s´? 

 

For possessive pronouns:

my - the suffix is -im for words ending in a consonant:

bardað-ým, telefon-um, adres-im

or -m (your drop the vowel when you add it to word ending with a vowel):

araba-m, kedi-m, baba-m, anne-m, çanta-m

your - -in for words ending in a consonant:

bardaðýn, telefon-un, adres-in

or -n for words ending in a vowel:

araba-n, kedi-n, baba-n, anne-n, çanta-n

her/his - -i for words ending in a consonant

bardaðý, telefonu, adresi

or -si for words ending in a vowel (you add the buffer letter "s" )

araba-sý, kedi-si, anne-si, baba-sý, çanta-sý

our - -imiz for words ending in a consonant:

bardað-ýmýz, telefon-umuz, adres-imiz

or -miz for words ending in a vowel

araba-mýz, kedi-miz, baba-mýz, anne-miz, çanta-mýz

your (plural) - iniz for words ending in a consonant

bardað-ýnýz, telefon-unuz, adres-iniz

or -niz for words ending with a vowel

araba-nýz, kedi-niz, anne-niz, baba-nýz, çanta-nýz

their - leri - same for both words ending with vowel and consonant

araba-larý, telefonlarý, adresleri, anneleri, etc.

 

When you add a personal ending to a verb or to express "to be" with a noun:

-im, -sin, -(no ending for he/she), -iz, -siniz, -lar

you always add the buffer letter

anne-yim - i am a mother

anne-sin

anne

anne-yiz - we are a mother (better anneleriz I think)

annesiniz

anneler

 

It can be a bit confusing at first, so I hope this helps a bit.

8.       hannah143
12 posts
 11 Sep 2009 Fri 08:53 pm

 

Quoting Melek74

 

For possessive pronouns:

my - the suffix is -im for words ending in a consonant:

bardað-ým, telefon-um, adres-im

or -m (your drop the vowel when you add it to word ending with a vowel):

araba-m, kedi-m, baba-m, anne-m, çanta-m

your - -in for words ending in a consonant:

bardaðýn, telefon-un, adres-in

or -n for words ending in a vowel:

araba-n, kedi-n, baba-n, anne-n, çanta-n

her/his - -i for words ending in a consonant

bardaðý, telefonu, adresi

or -si for words ending in a vowel (you add the buffer letter "s" )

araba-sý, kedi-si, anne-si, baba-sý, çanta-sý

our - -imiz for words ending in a consonant:

bardað-ýmýz, telefon-umuz, adres-imiz

or -miz for words ending in a vowel

araba-mýz, kedi-miz, baba-mýz, anne-miz, çanta-mýz

your (plural) - iniz for words ending in a consonant

bardað-ýnýz, telefon-unuz, adres-iniz

or -niz for words ending with a vowel

araba-nýz, kedi-niz, anne-niz, baba-nýz, çanta-nýz

their - leri - same for both words ending with vowel and consonant

araba-larý, telefonlarý, adresleri, anneleri, etc.

 

When you add a personal ending to a verb or to express "to be" with a noun:

-im, -sin, -(no ending for he/she), -iz, -siniz, -lar

you always add the buffer letter

anne-yim - i am a mother

anne-sin

anne

anne-yiz - we are a mother (better anneleriz I think)

annesiniz

anneler

 

It can be a bit confusing at first, so I hope this helps a bit.

 

yes thankyou that did help, il read it through a few more times along with everything else on grammar and soon i should understand it.

 

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