"The old man drinks hot milk."
Translation:Yaşlı adam sıcak süt içer.
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Erkek is closer to "male" than "man." "Eski" is for objects, "yaşlı" is for people.
Why then do we learn erkek as man in an earlier lesson? Is erkek used as man in certain cases?
Sal-laR, they certainly do! I guess "erkek" is the one to use when we want to emphasize "maleness." EDIT: And it's worth keeping in mind that words can very often have more than one meaning.
But in that case it's more like "ex" -- it's the status of the relationship that's old, not the actual person.
You probably learned Turkish decades ago, like I did. The language has changed a lot since then. We have to learn the new words and endings. For example "ben gidiyorum" is now "ben giderim". Why not, for example "Ihtiyar" for an old man. Not up to date! Also, Eski is for things, yasli is for people (old -thing) as opposed to an aged person.
"iç" is a command. "içer" is a conjugated form in the simple present for 3rd person singular :)
yes. But especially in spoken language, it is quite flexible. Note that if the object is an unspecific one, it is not flexible, and it has to come before the verb.
e.g. "sıcak süt yaşlı adam içer" makes absolutely no sense.
yasli is adjective which will be used for people. ihtiyar is a noun which means old person. Ex: grandmother, grandfather.
"Bir adam" would mean "a man". The sentence says "The man". In Turkish, "the man" is just plain "adam" without a "bir"
It is like 'old man hot milk drinks' maybe this will help you and when you practice more you'll understand, keep going
Why is: "Yaşlı adam sıcak süt içiyor." this not good?
Dogru olmalidir digilmi? Turkcem kirikda bogle kirikolmadini hatirlamiyorum. Iciyor olmali digilmi?
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Suffix "-yor" is relevant to Present Continuous Tense... But in this sentence, the tense is Present Simple Tense"
Because the in turkish sentence structure verb always comes in end. It's a SOV language. Subject+Object+Verb
So the adjective goes alwaus before the noun? Sıcak süt but not süt sıcak
Neither is correct in this sentence. However, in general:
- Onlar içer --> Always correct, because if you have a clear plural subject, you don't need a plural ending on the verb.
- Onlar içerler --> Sometimes correct (for human-subjects, and subjects doing human-actions), but almost always unnecessary.
The verb should be at the end; you are correct. If there is something wrong with your answer, it is not the placement of the verb.
İç فعل أمر order İçer فعل مضارع present tense
Su iç = drink water
Su içer = he/she/it drinks water O su içer = he/she/it drinks water Adam su içer = the man drinks water Adamlar su içer(ler) = the men drinks water Ben su içer-im = I drink water Sen su içer-sin = you drink water (don't you?) Biz su icer-iz = we drink water Onlar su içer(-ler) = they drink water Siz su içer-siniz = you drink water
Içer will take additional suffixes depending on the subject.
Good luck (iyi şanslar)
Can anyone help me differ in icer, icersin,iceriz because i always got confused when to use which one
Hi, amber. You speak of verb endings -- conjugations. Here are a couple of resources:
https://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?&D1=31&T1=i%C3%A7mek
https://www.duolingo.com/skill/tr/To-be/tips-and-notes
The default word-order in Turkish is SOV -- Subject Object Verb. Your sentence uses English SVO word-order.
While there is some flexibility in Turkish word-order (used to change emphasis), you will be better off sticking to it, especially in a simple sentence like this.
Rhe previous question was "the woman is beaitiful (güzel bir kadin)" but when i did "yaşil bir adam" it was wrong here. Whats up with the use of A /Bir ?
previous question was "the woman is beaitiful (güzel bir kadin)"
That is not quite right. These are very different forms, so you pay attention that the order of the words matters. Adjectives/modifiers come before what they modify, and bir comes between any other adjectives and the noun.
"The woman is beautiful." --> Kadın güzel.
[This is a subject-predicate sentence]
"güzel bir kadin" --> a beautiful woman
[This is a noun phrase]
"yaşlı bir adam" --> an old man
[This is a noun phrase]
"the old man" --> yaşlı adam
[This is a noun phrase]
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