"Küçük müsünüz?"
Translation:Are you young?
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if the meaning is 'are you young?' why not use 'genç'? I've always taken 'küçük' to mean 'small.'
Hmm...when referring to the age of people, küçük is quite commonly used in Turkish (much more common than genç). It is just one of the things about Turkish that you cannot literally translate. We accept genç as an alternative, but it isn't as natural :)
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In Danish we say small too for children. Young is mostly used for adolescents.
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Genc is also youngster. So, if you use genc, it can also translate to are you a younster?
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The question particle adheres to four-way vowel harmony (-mi, -mı, -mu, -mü). In the sentence above, as the last vowel of the preceding word is a ü, it means that the question particle uses that vowel (müsünüz).
Another example: Japonca kolay mı? (Is Japanese easy?)
As the last vowel in the word 'kolay' is an a, the question particle takes the dotless i -mı as it conforms to vowel harmony rules.
Other examples: Mutlu musun? (Are you happy?) Yeter mi? (Is it enough?) Gidiyor muyuz? (Are we ready?) Hasta mısınız? (Are you sick?)
Hope this helps!
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I don't understand the vowel categories used for vowel harmony. Front of mouth, back of mouth????
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Yes this helps lot..thankyou so mich but can you tell what is 2 way vowel harmoy and what is 4 way vowel harmony i know at this stage i am asking this silly question bit since i am using Duolingo through app so i can not able to access to tips and Notes..pleae help me
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Would it be wrong to drop the "mI" all together and just say "Küçüksiz?" If so, why is this wrong? Is it a vowel harmony issue?
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Am I the only one who hears "küçUk" in the audio instead of "küçÜk"? Is it common to pronounce the second Ü like an U?
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Hm, kind of. But that's not how the word is pronounced in reality. That's the limitation of the automated voice the creators chose. It was the best one overall. Definitely pronounce the second ü as normal :) You will hear it better when listening to Turkish music. :D
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What is differnce in prounce of these two words ..U and Ü write this words proununciation in English from please ..
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Try this link to help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_alphabet#Sounds
U is like the 'oo' in zoo. And ü is like the 'u' in 'cute'. You have rounded lips and your tongue is forward in your mouth when you pronounce the letter ü in Turkish (it is known as a close front rounded vowel).
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...........please help if you can...Yes this helps lot..thank you so much but can you tell what is 2 way vowel harmony and what is 4 way vowel harmony i know at this stage i am asking this silly question bit since i am using Duolingo through app so i can not able to access to tips and Notes..please help me
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Akash, try these links: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/9041808 https://www.duolingo.com/skill/tr/Plurals https://www.duolingo.com/comment/8075381 <-- you might find this link the most useful.
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No, this is simply wrong. It does not say "Are you young?". Genç is not an alternative when asking if someone is young. However, if asking someone if they are a minor (i.e. typically under 18), then küçük is typically used.
But the main problem here is that there's no consistency. At times, the translation framework wants a literal translation, and at other times, it wants the English equivalent. This needs improving.