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03 Sep 2006 Sun 11:52 pm |
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Quoting dollı: merhaba
does neredesin and neredesiniz mean the same thing and if so what is the difference and how do i know which to use
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Nerede = where
sin = the suffix for 'you' singular, informal
siniz = the suffix for 'you' pluarl or formal.
If you talk to one of your close friends, you say: 'neredesin?'
If you talk to an adult, you say: 'neredesiniz?'
If you talk about plural, for example to a group of friends who is travelling together and you'd like to know where they are, you say 'neredesiniz?'
In English, there is no difference between YOU to a youngster and YOU to an adult. In Turkish there is. You use -sin- to people who are close to you, who you really know, or who are much younger than you. You use - siniz - to adults tha tyou don't know, to the hotel-receptionist when you check in, to the cabdriver, to the restaurant-owner. To people you don't know , with respect.
I hope this was helpful.
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if lieutenant let him to use it.I dont let anyone to use it here coz turkish army is not holland's army or pakistan's.:
