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this is what you say to the scary not-calm turtles, I guess!
Or when you are signing this pretty famous song in Turkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q66KuJfPT_Y
Or the original version, which I much prefer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR1xhlWA5cE
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When did we learn either of these words up to this point? Also, there was no way for me to hover over the words to see the translation or any indication they were new words
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That's odd. Are you using the website or the app on a phone or tablet (even in that case it's possible to tap the word to see the translation). Or, (hardly possible, I think), are you taking the "Test Out" option instead of doing the lesson, inadvertently or otherwise? Any other relevant information?
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Can somebody please be so kind and explain to me why all of the sudden there is a word for "to be" here (ol=to be?)?
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This is not a nominal sentence but an imperative sentence.
You are calm:Sakinsin. Be calm(Calm down):Sakin ol.
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The use of "ol", which is the stem of the verb "olmak" (to become) is described in the notes on the front page of the skill To be - but only in the web version. "Ol" is used as the informal imperative, or command form, of the Turkish non-verb(?) "To be". Similarly, "Olun" is used as the formal version. (Presumably for singular and plural - though I'm not certain of that. And I don't know how you say "Let's be good", i.e. "Let us be good".)
"This same suffix [olun] gets added to all verbs to make formal commands."
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because here you are commanding someone to calm down you are not saying that he is calm
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But just for the record, words borrowed from Arabic do frequently exhibit chanegs to adapt to the vowel harmony rules as well.
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Stay calm would translate as 'sakin kal' and you would say it to someone who is already calm and you want them keep being calm. 'Sakin ol' on the other hand would be used with an angry person to ask them to be calm.
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Is "be quiet!" so different from "calm down"? The first one hasn't been accepted...
They are definitely different. "Be quiet" implies that you want someone to stop making noise. "Be calm" implies that you want someone to relax a bit, be quieter (but not necessarily quiet) or to stop worrying.
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There is no such a thing as 'Sakın ol!' 'Sakın(mak)' is a verb meaning beware, avoid, protect. You can say 'Sakın!' which would be a exclamatory expression. Bu the way 'Sakin ol!' literally means 'Become calm!', just to help with the structure.
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We usually say "Aram ol"《2 of the As sound like a in ball》 That means be calm. We don't use sakin ol ... You know... But of course I am not Turkey' turkish...
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I would say 'Keep calm' in a situation, but it may not be a good translation.
