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18 May 2007 Fri 11:16 am |
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I had an initial meeting with my Turkish Tutor a couple of days ago...we were going through telephone conversations but when I translate this particular sentence it just looks odd!
Sinan ile konuşmak ederim. (I want to talk to sinan)
But it reads "sinan with to talk i do". Is this normal word order? I know sometimes you should not read it LITERAL and perhaps it makes sense when spoken but to me it just looks so different!
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18 May 2007 Fri 11:48 am |
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hi.
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18 May 2007 Fri 11:57 am |
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Quoting MalatyaGirl: "sinan with to talk i do". Is this normal word order? |
Yes it is. The word order in TR is completely different than what we're used to. Search in this site for "word order" or "sentence order" and you will find a couple of interesting threads.
This page will give you more information as well:
http://www.practicalturkish.com/turkish-is-consistent.html
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18 May 2007 Fri 12:06 pm |
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No, itsnt normal word order. I am a Turk and i am living in Türkiye. And it doesnt make sense. Its soooo broken. 
Are you sure that he/she is a Turkish tutor??*
Itsnt in a normal order and i cant make a normal sentence with that words.
Sinan ile konuşmak ederim >>>>
Sinan ile konuşurum. OR Sinan'la konuşurum.
I want to talk to Sinan >>> Sinan'la konuşmak istiyorum.
See you...
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18 May 2007 Fri 12:10 pm |
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Thanks Elisa!
It's difficult to stop thinking in English! To me it sounds bizarre!
I have not spent long with my tutor yet. He gave me some sentences and phrases but has not explained yet how they are constructed!
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18 May 2007 Fri 12:15 pm |
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Sinan'la konuşmak istiyorum
Actually now I read the above it makes a lot more sense! 
Thanks Umut!
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18 May 2007 Fri 12:40 pm |
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Quoting MalatyaGirl: "sinan with to talk i do". Is this normal word order? |
Quoting Umut_Umut: No, itsnt normal word order. Its soooo broken. |
But you yourself, too, showed, as seen below, it is the normal word order.
Quoting Umut_Umut:
Sinan ile konuşmak ederim >>>>
Sinan ile konuşurum. OR Sinan'la konuşurum.
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Sinan ile konuşmak ederim.
Sinan with to talk I do.
ile=with
konuşmak=to talk
ederim=I do.
Whether or not such a order in English makes any sense, is another matter.
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18 May 2007 Fri 12:56 pm |
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Sinan'la konuşmak istiyorum
What does -'la translate as?
Does it not read as "Sinan with to talk I want" as does "Sinan ile konuşmak ederim"?
I find it confusing! lol.
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18 May 2007 Fri 02:57 pm |
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Oh I understand now Umut! Thank you! Doesn't take much to confuse me I'm afraid! :-S
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