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1.       _Canlı
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 20 Jul 2006 Thu 03:20 am

i'm a little bit confused about questions tools,i mean in most languge they are independent,i mean where for example is just a word always come in this form,if i want to ask about place,i add words
where are you from ?
But in Türkçe,where got many form Nere,nerede,nereye,nereden,neye
And to say where are you from is another thing nerelisin ??!!!!

''May i suggest,if i understand ,,,that nere here is the root+(lı ) suffix means with + (sin) is suffix for sin with Olmak ??? am i right ??:-S ''

and this goes too for KİM, Ne, and so,
Can anyone put some light on this subject ? :-S

2.       erdinc
2151 posts
 20 Jul 2006 Thu 03:58 am


nere: this is the slang version of neresi. With time the nominative changed from "nere to neresi". So we don't use nere (except locals) but we use neresi.


neresi : nominative : what place
nere-y-i : -i case > what place
nere-de : -de case > in/at/on what place
nere-y-e : -e case > to what place
nere-den : -den case > from what place

"ne" is a different question word.

ne : nominative : what
ne-y-i : -i case > what
ne-y-de : -de case > in/at/on what
ne-y-e : -e case > to what
ne-y-den : -den case > from what

kim : nominative: who
kim-i : -i case > who
kim-de : -de case > in/at/on whom
kim-e : -e case > to whom
kim-den -den case > from from whom


Notice that the question matches the same case as answer:

Nere-den geliyorsun? Ankara'dan.
from where...? From...

Nere-y-e gidiyorsun? İstanbul'a
to where...? To...

3.       _Canlı
175 posts
 20 Jul 2006 Thu 12:05 pm

ohh i see,then we add suffix to the nominative in quistions,as we do in all other case

So what is the nominative for the other tools Türkçe'de ??

When ,how,,which,why
Ne zaman ,Nasıl,hangi,niçen 'or niye ? '

What is the difference between niçen and niye? in which case do we use each ?

And if i want to say,
İ was reading when he arrived
Do we use ne zaman here ?
As when i want to say,how beautiful is the weather
Do i say... nasıl güzel havayı !! ??

Çok Teşekkür

4.       erdinc
2151 posts
 20 Jul 2006 Thu 12:26 pm

Yes, you add case suffixes to the nominative just like as you do with any noun.

Quoting _Canlı:


So what is the nominative for the other tools Türkçe'de ??



I don't think there are other question words except, "ne", "nere(si)" and "kim" that take all or most case suffixes.

Quote:


What is the difference between niçin and niye? in which case do we use each ?


"Niçin/neden/niye" can be used interchangeable. There is no difference work to mention.

Quote:

if i want to say,
İ was reading when he arrived
Do we use ne zaman here ?
As when i want to say,how beautiful is the weather
Do i say... nasıl güzel havayı !! ??



There is an example of this. In the short story "Ayşe", on page four, she says "Uçmak ne güzel". (How beautiful/Very Beautiful it's to fly.)
http://www.turkishclass.com/story.php?id=6

"when he arrived": This is the hardest part pf the language. We use verbal adverbs. It means you need to add the when suffix (-ince) to the verb arrive (gelmek). So it becomes, "gelince".

İstanbul'a gelince beni ara.
Call me when when you come to İstanbul.

There is also the -dik suffix:
İstanbul'a geldiğinde beni ara.

These last issues are advanced level.

The -dik suffix is not only a verbal adverb suffix but also a verbal adjective suffix and has a wide range of use.

The -ince (when) suffix is much easier to understand.

You could have a look on those earlier discussions:

Verbal Nouns
http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_6_2493

Constructing a sentence - 3
http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_6_1505

-About- in Turkish?
http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_13_3221

verbal adjactives and adverbs
http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_6_2506

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