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1.       Lady_A
414 posts
 19 Oct 2011 Wed 01:12 pm

 

Can you please help me understand how these questions are fromed for the other persons?

If the topic is already discussed, can you please point where?

Thank you.

 

Where am I from? -

Where are you from? - Nerelisin?

Where is he from?

Where are we from?

Where are you from? - Nerelisniz?

Where are they from?

 

 

 

2.       elenagabriela
2040 posts
 19 Oct 2011 Wed 01:41 pm

 

Quoting Lady_A

 

Can you please help me understand how these questions are fromed for the other persons?

If the topic is already discussed, can you please point where?

Thank you.

 

Where am I from? - nereliyim

Where are you from? - Nerelisin?

Where is he from? -  nereli

Where are we from?- nereliyiz

Where are you from? - Nerelisniz?

Where are they from? - nereliler

 

 

 

 

 

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3.       si++
3785 posts
 19 Oct 2011 Wed 02:30 pm

 

Quoting Lady_A

 

Can you please help me understand how these questions are fromed for the other persons?

If the topic is already discussed, can you please point where?

Thank you.

 

Where am I from? -

Where are you from? - Nerelisin?

Where is he from?

Where are we from?

Where are you from? - Nerelisniz?

Where are they from?

 

 

 

 

Elena has provided the specific answer for you but let´s look at it from a different and wider angle.

 

Let x be any word such as good, fine, sick, young etc.

 

x-(y)im = I am x

x-sin = You are x

x = He/she/it is x

x-(y)iz = We are x

x-siniz = You are x

x-ler = They are x

 

Example x=iyi=fine

iyi-(y)im = I am fine

iyi-sin = You are fine

iyi = He/she/it is fine

iyi-(y)iz = We are fine

iyi-siniz = You are fine

iyi-ler = They are fine

 

Now when x is a question word you need to change the order in English but Turkish one doesn´t change:

 

x=kim

Kim-im = Who am I (lit. I am who)

Kim-sin = Who are you (lit. You are who)

Kim = Who is he/she/it (lit. He/she/it is who)

Kim-iz = Who are we (lit. We are who)

Kim-siniz = Who are you (lit. You are who)

Kim-ler = Who are they (lit. They are who)

 

For your question x=nereli=from where

Nereli-(y)im = From where am I (lit. I am from where)

Nereli-sin = From where are you (lit. You are from where)

Nereli = From where is he/she/it (lit. He/she/it is from where)

Nereli-(y)iz = From where are we (lit. We are from where)

Nereli-siniz = From where are you (lit. You are from where)

Nereli-ler = From where are they (lit. They are from where)

 

As an answer let x=İzmir´li=from İzmir

İzmir´li-(y)im = I am from İzmir

İzmir´li-sin = You are from İzmir

İzmir´li = He/she/it is from İzmir

İzmir´li-(y)iz = We are from İzmir

İzmir´li-siniz = You are from İzmir

İzmir´li-ler = They are from İzmir

 

 

 

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4.       bizan
4 posts
 02 Jan 2012 Mon 03:24 pm

Then, the suffix -li -lı always adds meaning of place? 

 

Thak you, Luis.

5.       gokuyum
5050 posts
 02 Jan 2012 Mon 09:12 pm

 

Quoting bizan

Then, the suffix -li -lı always adds meaning of place? 

 

Thak you, Luis.

Not always. 

Ex:

sevgi-li  love-r

değer-li value -able

haraket-li act-ive

 

You see it gives many different meanings.

 

 

 

6.       scalpel
1472 posts
 03 Jan 2012 Tue 04:10 pm

 

Quoting bizan

Then, the suffix -li -lı always adds meaning of place? 

 

Thak you, Luis.

 

The main function of the suffix -lı, -li, -lu, -lü is to form nouns from nouns which are often used as adjective

 

Having the characteristic of; having the quality of;consisting of; partaking of..

Yedi başlı ejderha – seven-headed dragon

Tek taraflı görüş – one-sided view

Kan lekeli gömlek - blood-stained shirt

Alçak tavanlı oda - low-ceilinged room

 

Renkli manzara – colorful view

Sevinçliydi - she was joyful,

Ümitliyim – I am hopeful,  

 

Milky desserts – sütlü tatlılar

Şekerli içecekler - sugary drinks

Tozlu  raflar– dusty shelves

Çamurlu su – muddy water

Killi toprak- clayey soil

 

Also

A person who belongs to/is a supporter of a political party, a football clup, etc.. AKP´li, CHP´li, Fenerli, Cimbomlu, Beşiktaşlı ..

inhabitant of x; of x descent.. şehirli, kasabalı, köylü .. Ankaralı, İstanbullu .. Doğulu, Güneyli .. Karadenizli, Egeli ..

 



Edited (1/3/2012) by scalpel [correcting a silly mistake]

7.       Abla
3648 posts
 03 Jan 2012 Tue 08:41 pm

Quote:bizan

Then, the suffix -li -lı always adds meaning of place?

 

What they are trying to tell politely here is that the meaning of place doesn´t come from the suffix -li at all.

8.       Henry
2604 posts
 03 Jan 2012 Tue 11:55 pm

 

Quoting bizan

Then, the suffix -li -lı always adds meaning of place? 

 

Thak you, Luis.

 

The meaning of place comes from the ´re´ part.

Ne (what) + re (place) + li (with) = nereli? (where from, belonging to where)

Bu (this) +  ra (place) + da (in/on/at) = burada (here)

Ne (what) + re (place) + de (in/on/at) = nerede (at) where?

Ne (what) + re (place) + y (buffer) + e (to) = nereye? (to) where?

Ne (what) + re (place) + den (from) = nereden (from) where?

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