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Thread: WOWWW

1171.       erdinc
2151 posts
 16 Jan 2006 Mon 03:01 am

OK, I will explain it for you. Follow the steps as described.

1. Open this page: http://trunks.secondfoundation.org/files/psychic.swf

2. Look to the symbol next to number 9

3. Click on the crystal ball.

The symbol you have looked and the symbol you see on the cyristal ball is the same.

4. Click "try again". It is very important that you actually click on "try again".

5. Again look to the symbol next to number 9

6. Again click on the crystal ball.

The symbol you have looked and the symbol you see on the cyristal ball is the same.

7. Look to the symbols next to 9, 18, 27, 36, etc.
They are always the same. Any calculation you make will be 9 or numbers multiplied by 9.

8. Check that any calculation you make ends up as 0, 9, 18, 27, 36, etc.



Thread: A short story for Turkish learners

1172.       erdinc
2151 posts
 15 Jan 2006 Sun 06:19 pm

Hello Daydreamer,
I have 3 more of these kind stories and they are all relatively easy considering your level. We would like to simplify some books from Turkish Literature but it is and time consuming a difficult job, yet we are working on it.

As an alternative, have a look on these kid's stories. There are about 30 of them:

http://www.memocal.com/CocukMasallari.asp



Thread: Another translation attempt

1173.       erdinc
2151 posts
 15 Jan 2006 Sun 02:31 am

"Can hemen evde olmasının ne kadar iyi olduğunu..."

This sentence is uncompleted. The verb is missing. It could be like this:
"Can hemen evde olmasının ne kadar iyi olduğunu fark etti."



Thread: Another translation attempt

1174.       erdinc
2151 posts
 15 Jan 2006 Sun 02:20 am

kenar+ı+n+a : noun + third person singular possessive suffix 'ı' + buffer 'n' + dative case suffix 'a'

kenarına : to its side

Why do have the possessive suffix here? Because it is a noun modification. It is the side of something where that something is mentioned just before kenarı.

example:
yol kenarı : side of the road

Do you keep lists of the suffixes somewhere easy to access? You can use the notepad under private messages button. Here is a list to save:

Possessive Suffixes after a consonant
my – benim -ım -im -um -üm
your – senin -ın -in -un -ün
his/her/its – onun -ı -i -u -ü -
our – bizim -ımız -imiz -umuz -ümüz
your – sizin -ınız -iniz -unuz -ünüz
their – onların -ları -leri

Possessive Suffixes after a vowel
my – benim -m
your – senin -n
his/her/its – onun -sı -si –su -sü
our – bizim -mız- miz -muz -müz
your – sizin -nız -niz -nuz -nüz
their – onların -ları -leri

examples:
my book : (benim) kitab+ım
my car: (benim) araba+m
it's colour: (onun) reng+i
Here the possessive adjectives benim, onun, (my, it's) etc. can be dropped if the stress isnt on that word.

Some people are confusing the third person singular possessive suffix with accusative case suffix. It is easy to distinguish. While after a consonant they take the same suffix, after a vowel they take different suffixes.

example:
boya: paint (the liquid you are using to paint)
boyayı: accusative case
boyası: possessive suffix

notice that the possessive suffix indicates that a possessor (or modifier) is existing.
duvar boyası : wall paint
kumaş boyası : fabric paint

On the other hand this isnt the case with the accusative case suffix:

Boyayı getir. > Bring me THE paint.
Here the paint is the direct object I'm referring to.



Thread: Another translation attempt

1175.       erdinc
2151 posts
 14 Jan 2006 Sat 08:44 pm

Can is definately a male's name in Turkish.



Thread: I. Mastar Hali - The Infinitive

1176.       erdinc
2151 posts
 14 Jan 2006 Sat 08:14 pm

Quoting bod:

O, on beş yaşında
Why the comma???



o is used as a personal pronoun or an adjective.

Example:
O otobüs nereye gidiyor?
"O otobüs" > "that bus" Here it is an adjective.
We use bu, şu, o in the same way but there is a difference between their meanings. I think this issue was discussed somewhere.
Bu otobüs nereye gidiyor?
Şu otobüs nereye gidiyor?


O gitti. He/She/It is gone. Here it is a personal pronoun.

You can add a comma between elements of sentences whenever there is a need to prevent confusion between elements.

Quoting gunesh:

Beni taniştirmak istiyorum.


Kendimi tanıtmak istiyorum.
(kendim: myself, tanıtmak: to introduce)



Thread: WOWWW

1177.       erdinc
2151 posts
 14 Jan 2006 Sat 12:32 am

Quoting MCO:

Well it is a very good desingned game and funny.
The trick is simple; if you make that calculation you always find 9 or x times 9.

If you check the number list you will see that 9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72 and 81 always have the same symbol.

So whatever you choose, the answer is unique. Of course the unique symbol changes in each game



Yeah I see now what you mean. Each time you click try again the symbol for 0,9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72 and 81 and the correct answer are reset. So the answer in any given moment is the symbol next to 0,9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72 and 81 but at each try this symbol will change. Becasue yu get different symbols each try to think "oh no, how can he know wich one I have choosen. The answer was different a minute ago and it was correct. So it is not a fixed answer and still it can know which one I picked".

Obviously very well designed trick.



Thread: A short story for Turkish learners

1178.       erdinc
2151 posts
 13 Jan 2006 Fri 11:23 pm

Sorry bod for being a pain.
Page six: "uyandı" and not unandı

I will change the link on opening post.



Thread: A short story for Turkish learners

1179.       erdinc
2151 posts
 13 Jan 2006 Fri 07:31 pm

Quoting bod:

How about this for starters......
http://boddison.com/turkish/stories/ayse/

And just like this site, double clicking a word opens that word in the dictionary



Wow, I'm impressed. Looks wonderful. Do we have permission to copy from your page and add to this very website? It would save time and energy.

There are a few tiny mistakes:
page two: "Havada uçtu." not uçak
Page three: "Çocuklar gördü" not çokuklar
page six: "Ayşe uyandı" not unaydı.

Thanks bod. You are great.



Thread: evler

1180.       erdinc
2151 posts
 13 Jan 2006 Fri 07:15 pm

A name of an object is a noun. Sometimes to name some objects we use two words. This is a noun modification. The first word is the noun adjunct or noun modifier.
examples:

bus stop
maths book
summer holiday
home cinema

"kır evi" (kır ev+i) is a noun modification. In Turkish, in a noun modification, if the modifier is in dictionary form then the modified takes an possessive suffix.

yolcu otobüs+ü
okul defter+i
bilgisayar program+ı
otomobil lastik+i (lastiği)
web site+si
bebek mama+sı

If the modifier has some certain suffixes attached the modified might not take the possessive suffix:

yazlık ev : summer house
kışlık ev : winter house
kırsal bölge: rustic area/place

kırsal has the -sal (-sel) suffix which is a constructive suffix.

When xxx is something that takes the -sal suffix, then xxxsal means something related to xxx.
Example:
bilim : science
bilimsel : scientific

matematik: mathematics
matematiksel : mathematical

Kırsal has developed its meaning in a special way. It means a place which is unoccupied or less occupied, uncivilizied or far from civilisation. Rustic could be a good translation.



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