"They read books."
Translation:Kitap okurlar.
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Yes, non-specific direct objects do not have the plural marker in Turkish. They are kept in the singular.
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In other words, definite objects are marked for case and number (e.g. -leri), while indefinite objects are unmarked for both? Would it be wrong to say "O, kitaplar okur." for 'He reads books.'?
Both assumptions are correct. "O, kitaplar okur" is not correct. Only definite object are marked for case and number.
Thanks for your hlep. But could you explain more with example if it possible, please?
That would be "They read the book." General direct objects (without 'the' in English) normally do not take the accusative or plural suffixes :)
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How come "onlar kitap okurlar" is wrong, but just " kitap okurlar" is right? I thought I can use both Okur and Okurlar for third person.
In all other sentences so far, onlar can accept both okur and okurlar, but here the first one is not accepted. Why??
Amir.pro, "kitap okur"="she/he reads books"="o kitap okur", subject and verb at singular. "Kitap okurlar"="onlar kitap okurlar"="onlar kitap okur"="they read books". When you have "onlar" as subject, you are not obliged to add the suffix "lar" at the end of the verb. You will observe that in Turkish language, the shorter, the better.
cenaida_Laib, Elnaz has the same question as you. Please read my answer, above. Thanks.
Elnaz, it is not wrong but redundant to use "onlar". The personal pronoun is optional, because you already have the plural mark in "okurLAR".
Plural is not always marked in Turkish. At least not in the same way as in English.
I wrote " onlar kitap okurlar "
But they said it should be " kitap okurlar " why??
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Asal_asaaldi, it is not wrong but redundant to use "onlar". The personal pronoun is optional, because you already have the plural mark in "okurLAR".
Tamam, it is because the consonnant "p" changes only after a wovel. In "kitaP-lar", "Lar" comes after a consonnant. Have a look there abaout consonant alternations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB0qmPIvss8, a short video in English, very clear, helpfull.
imene, AlexinNotTurkey gives us a clear explanation in his comment above. Should read it.
Abdulkadiré, "oku!"+"read!" at the imperative mood. "okur"="she/he/it reads", first person sigular at simple present tense. Or "they read" in, for example, "onlar okur", because we don't need to add the plural suffix "LAR", because we still have the plural mark in "onLAR". In Turkish the less is the best!
There is a problem with me every time I wrote the correct answer it said it was a wrong one what should I do
In this sentence "onlar kitabı okurlar" is true because we say " They " and "They" it mean "onlar" so we should translate "They"
