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T to E my attempt
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1.       Polyglot
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 19 Dec 2010 Sun 03:26 pm

Onlar çok zengin. They are very rich. Thank you

2.       Sonbahar
455 posts
 19 Dec 2010 Sun 03:32 pm

Yours is correct. You can also say:

Onlar çok zengindir.Smile

But I am not sure if we can say "Onlar çok zenginlerdir or zengindirler?"{#emotions_dlg.unsure}

Please don´t get confused with it! Yours is correct... I am just having doubts with plural form...{#emotions_dlg.confused}



Edited (12/19/2010) by Sonbahar

3.       Sonbahar
455 posts
 19 Dec 2010 Sun 03:41 pm

I think that zenginlerdir is pure nonsense...

4.       Polyglot
481 posts
 19 Dec 2010 Sun 04:15 pm

Sonbahar lol

What does the suffix -dir mean?

5.       Sonbahar
455 posts
 19 Dec 2010 Sun 05:13 pm

dir, dır, dür, dur... play the role of the english "is/are"  especially for o and onlar Smile



Edited (12/19/2010) by Sonbahar

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6.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 20 Dec 2010 Mon 12:06 am

 

Quoting Sonbahar

I think that zenginlerdir is pure nonsense...

 

It is not nonsense. 

This version makes it sound like a guess : (Probably/I guess/I think) they are rich

7.       Sonbahar
455 posts
 20 Dec 2010 Mon 12:08 am

Very interesting!! Thank you dilliduduk!{#emotions_dlg.flowers}

8.       Sonbahar
455 posts
 20 Dec 2010 Mon 12:10 am

But is zengindirler also correct? Merak ediyorum şimdi{#emotions_dlg.unsure}

9.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 20 Dec 2010 Mon 12:22 am

 

Quoting Sonbahar

But is zengindirler also correct? Merak ediyorum şimdi{#emotions_dlg.unsure}

 

yes it is. but I am also confused now thinking if it is exactly same as zenginlerdir Actually I think they are, my previous explanation might be a bit wrong, usually when you add "-dir" it gives this "guess" meaning. hmmm. Oh my God I am thinking about my own language{#emotions_dlg.lol}

 

and for plurality: 

when the subject is plural and referring to a human, the verb can be plural or singular. 

My students are clever.

Öğrencilerim zeki/zekiler/zekilerdir/zekidirler.

You can use all.

 

when the subject is not a human, the verb has to be singular.

birds are flying.

kuşlar uçuyorlar.

The plural form can only be used when there is a figurative expression where you address to animals/objects as if they were human.

10.       Sonbahar
455 posts
 20 Dec 2010 Mon 12:36 am

"Doubt is the path to certainty"...Wink

Thank you for dispelling my doubts!! {#emotions_dlg.ty_ty}

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