Nifritity , I like your determination and willingness on learning Turkish. Aferin Sana, Carry on like this
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I haven´t been there before.
önce ben orayada yoktım.
Daha önce orada bulunmadım.
Daha önce = before
Orada = there
bulunmak = in this case ,to be in somewhere especially for people .
note : dont mix this with "bulunmak = passive form of to be found"
bul + un [passive] + mak = to be found
bulun + ma [negative] + dı [past] + m [person]
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Ankara´da hiç bulundun mu ? ---> Have you ever been to Ankara ?
in some cases "bulunmak" is used as "to live" ;
Mısır´da beş ay bulundum ---> I lived in Egypt for 5 months. [ I have been to Egypt for 5 months.]
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bulunmak is also used as to own, to have ;
[shopkeeper says to the customer]
Bizde zeytin bulunmaz --> We dont have olives.
Sizde ekmek bulunur mu ? ---> Do you have bread ? [Do you sell bread ? ]
Sizde tost bulunur mu ? ---> Do you make toast ?
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