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- "They read books."
"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 :)
You can say Onlar if you like also 'Onlar kitab okurlar' it means the same thing
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".
Salsabil, AlexiNotTurkey gives a clear explananation in his comment above. You will certainely and every time, find an answer to your questions, reading the comments.
Elnaz, 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!
The -r- is the tense marker. It marks that the verb is in the "aorist", which is something like present tense. Okurlar means "they read", okur means "he/she reads", okurum means "I read".
Nope, there is a bit of flexibility in spoken Turkish, but this is quite out of place in written Turkish. Verbs always come at the end in Turkish :)
Nope, general direct objects do not take the plural suffix (unless proceeded by an adjective).
"They are reading books" would be "Kitap okuyorlar"
In all other sentences so far, onlar can accept both okur and okurlar, but here the first one is not accepted. Why??
If it was Kitap ..then why they ask for books ! :O hahaha ,maybe the want us to learn by making mistakes ! :O
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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.
Plural is not always marked in Turkish. At least not in the same way as in English.
Plural or singular, when it is non specific, there is no suffix: do i understand in a rith way? Is there a difference between non specific and no direct object? Because both term are used in the comments.
Mohadeseh, you can read the answer to your question in the reply of AlexinNotTurkey to Walpurgisnacht (first post). "They read books": "kitap okurlar". "Books"="kitap". Kitap, non-specific direct object, plural, do not have the plural suffix "lar".
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I notice the verb endings with Okumak are different than Yemek and İçmek.
Is this due to vowel harmony or is this similar to -ar/-er/-ir verbs in Portuguese or Spanish?
Nouran, in his comment above, AlexisNotTurkey gives a brillant explanation. Should read the comments before asking. All the questions have already been asked. Ok?
No, that would be "They read the books." – the accusative in Turkish only comes for definite nouns, those with "the" in English (or names and pronouns, because they're definite by default).
Just to add to this, it is only used for definitely direct objects. You will not see it on subjects at all. :)
if a word or a noun phrase is the object of the sentence AND is definite, then you use the accusative.
icadjokic, in "i see my mother's glasses", "glasses" is a definite direct object and would take the suffix of accusative case:" (benim) annemin gözlük-ler-i-n-i" görüyorum". "The glasses"="gözlükler"+ accusative case suffix "i" + buffer "n"+ possessive sufix "i": "the glasses" are the possessed object, with possessive suffix.
