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Topic: Turkish

"There is a child in this kitchen."

Translation:Bu mutfakta bir çocuk var.

2 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/naTsargrad
naTsargrad
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why used <Bu>?

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Andrew-Lin
Andrew-Lin
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Just because the translation is "in 'this' kitchen," I think. If it were "in the kitchen," then "Mutfaka bir çocuk var" would be right. Please correct me if I am wrong :)

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/YasserMagdad
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Can i write like "bir çocuk bu mutfakta var "?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/bknckn
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No, the "var" must immediately follow the thing it refers to

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Indicator
Indicator
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And 'Bir çocuk var bu mutfakta.' ?

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/aurora_aih
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Does always "the location" come first in the sentence?

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/FernandoIt11123
FernandoIt11123
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Why not mutfaktada "

7 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/briannakayte
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This kitchen has one child

2 months ago
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