"You are a worker, I am a boss."

Translation: Sen işçisin, ben patronum.

[GndtqQ]

Can you please tell me why bir is not used here?
Thanks so much

[Sadiqua.]

Yeah same question someone please explain...

[daherkurt]

Are the sen and ben required here? Why?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Absolutely. If you have two parts of a sentence that are contrasting, you need to state both subjects.

[MetroWestJP]

I was marked wrong for: "İşçisin. Patronum." Is this because Duo doesn't recognize punctuation and doesn't know these are two separate sentences? Is it still better to keep the pronouns in separate sentences when they are emphasizing a difference between two people, like these do?

[TRaqis]

Why no bir? Please.

[CanSimit]

Things a capitalist would say.

[eileengarton]

Two people have already asked my question but haven't received an answer: Why no 'bir'?

[JayceMitchell]

Doesn't "patronum" mean "My Boss" not "A Boss." Why is this used here?

[Yomalyn]

my boss = benim patronum

[Anna694674]

Why is "ben müdürüm" not possible for "I am a boss"?

[Yomalyn]

"Müdür" is a specific job title. It can be used for "director" of a company, "principal" of a school, a police "chief", etc.

"Patron" isn't a job title, but is a more general term that can be applied to a "boss" or "employer" in any setting, including "müdür" bosses. :-)

[Anna694674]

Thanks very much!

[hectorlqr]

Expecto patronum

[Aboodi321]

You know işçi (worker) comes from iş which means work/job and çi which is used to turn words into things that descrıbes a person. Ex: Yaban (wild)= Yabançı (foreıgn as to descrıbe someone)

[_Jammm_]

Does anyone know why I cant use bir??

[Stefan923376]

Three people have already Ahmed why "bir" is not accepted.i am the fourth one. How about an answer?

[Stefan923376]

"asked" of course (stupid autocorrection)

[Angelina466773]

Why it doesnt use "bir"?