Great answer, srhat, thank you.

kimse is typically negative I know. That is why its use in affirmative sentences is quite interesting.

sürece is a conjunction which is typically used for creating adverbial clauses. (If you translated that sentence into English there would also be a subordinating conjunction like until in the sentence - in the Turkish sentence DIK represents that subordination.)

If it was için everyone would say it is a conjunction.

Not quite. ğ marks the border of syllables.

The other day I was listening to Neşet Ertaş and I am sure I heard him pronounce a voiced velar fricative [ɣ] in the place of ğ.

I met this person yesterday.

There was an unknown person in the meeting.

A person means a living human.

There is someone I want you to meet.

Someone is knocking the door.

I am lost with sentences of the above type. biri, kişi, şahıs, kimse? Could a native explain the differences (or translate the sentences with all the possible alternatives)?

You ruined the thread Kelowna.

Uzun bir gündü.

Hey but that is a good idea. We could make a new thread on these issues.

My hands are soft.

You are right they are very difficult. The only way to learn the correct expressions is to look for them in other recipes. Dictionaries give you little support.

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