"Bir köpek süt içer."
Translation:A dog drinks milk.
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Does that mean the exact meaning of "a dog drinks milk" , which means that any dog drinks milk , or it refers to a certain situation ?
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as in many languages, the turkish "Bir" is both the number one and in sentences like this, "a(n)". this sentence is a generalization, but a more Turkish way to say is "Köpekler süt içer", which means "Dogs drink milk". I for one don't think anyone would say this sentence in this way.
It refers to a certain situation. The speaker talks about a specific dog, but s/he doesn't expect the hearer to identify that dog unambiguously.
Does köpek refer to any type of "dog" or to some narrower group (just like the English word dog, which in the past used to refer only to mastiff hounds)?
No - Nobody says "One dog drinks milk" - It is the dog drinks milk, or a dog drinks milk.
"One dog drinks milk, while another hardly notices it in his bowl." says the man, watching the pair of canines.
