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Topic: Turkish

"Days of the week"

Translation:Haftanın günleri

2 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/Karpadam
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why günleri and not günler?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/AlexinNotTurkey
AlexinNotTurkey
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It is a possessive suffix. Notice "hafta" is in the genitive case. It is "possessing" günler. With the suffix, you get günleri. :)

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/cianobosj
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Merhaba. What about 'nin in the word hafta?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/gluadys
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So literally "the week's days".

1 month ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Rivas-Francisco
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Would "hafta günleri" translate to "weekdays", or is that construction an error?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/lulu580910
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Hi What is the difference between "gundür " and "gunler"

7 months ago
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