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why is the translation newspapers in plural ? and why okursunuz but in the lesson before it was yersiniz ( -iniz not -unuz ) ?
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In English, objects are used in plural form when you use them in a sentence talking about a general activity. For example, you eat apples, you read books, you watch films etc. It is wrong to say you eat apple, you read book, you watch film. That is the reason why newspapers is in plural in the sentence above.
"Yersiniz" means "you eat" and "okursunuz" means "you read". I don't exactly understand your question, are you asking about the vowel harmony?
So in a general activity in Turkish you use the singular? I'm just checking I understood 8-o :-)
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Yes, Turkish uses singular, English uses plural, which leaves so many learners confused. :)
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i meant why don't we say okursiniz like we did with yersiniz and içersiniz ? and thanks for the reply
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"Okursiniz" does not fit vowel harmony. Vowels being added to the end of a word need to "fit in" with the initial ones, so this word would be "okursunuz".
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as a turkish person, we do not use "gazeteleri okurum". we use "gazete okurum" even though it is one page
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You can find helpful information in https://www.duolingo.com/comment/7736911 about "why it is not plural"
and "-iniz" vs. "-unuz" issue (vowel harmony" is explained here https://www.duolingo.com/comment/7738396
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However, the "correct answer" is "You read a newspaper." Why not THE newspaper?
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Because "Gazete" here is a general direct object not a subject, although it came at the begining of the sentence, the sentence should 've been "Siz gazete okursunuz"
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The plural singular thing really needs to be addressed in the notes!! I'm sure we'll all come around to it but it's confusing.
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If there's no "Bir", we should translate as there is a definite article. That is a thing I've been getting... So. Why is it You read newspapers right?
It should be You read the newspapers. Should not?
I'm confused
