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Topic: Turkish

"O ona bir gazete okur."

Translation:She reads him a newspaper.

3 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/AboAyman3
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Why not: he reads him a newspaper

2 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/americanu197
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why is it a paper its not bir?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/QuentinTheFawn
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Read it again.

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/americanu197
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ok so there are two possibilities ...1. i was tired and i didnt notice...2. they fixed it in the mean time

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/AnnaMc15
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Why is it not ..gazeteyi okur, as it has been in other sentences? Thx :-)

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/AlexinNotTurkey
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Please read this: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/7738396

General direct objects do not get the accusative case suffix.

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/lingogeekin
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Both are correct.

2 months ago
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