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Explain This Word Order Please
1.       ümitli
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 20 Feb 2013 Wed 05:26 am

I´m having difficulty understanding sentences about "before" and "after." For example: "On dokuz yirmiden önce geliyor," or "Uyumadan önce kitap okuyor." The word order does not make sense to me. If anyone can try to help me understand, I would appreciate it very much.

2.       ikicihan
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 20 Feb 2013 Wed 06:02 am

 

Quoting ümitli

I´m having difficulty understanding sentences about "before" and "after." For example: "On dokuz yirmiden önce geliyor," or "Uyumadan önce kitap okuyor." The word order does not make sense to me. If anyone can try to help me understand, I would appreciate it very much.

 

Uyumadan önce kitap okuyor.
He/she reads a book before sleeping.

Yirmi ondokuzdan sonra geliyor.
Tweny comes after nineteen.

3.       ümitli
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 20 Feb 2013 Wed 06:21 am

I understand now, thank you.

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