"O ayı değil aslan."
Translation:It is not a bear, it is a lion.
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A comma after değil would have helped a lot in interpreting this sentence, ei, O ayı değil, aslan. How current, necessary, or proscribed would that be in Turkish?
Nope, that would be "O ayı aslan değil." The word order is quite important here.
Would there be a distinction between "that bear is not a lion" and "that is a bear, not a lion"?
Cooleffect, i read LadyNurington's comment. She answers your question.
Hello k0is2
"O ayı değil aslan." Translation: It is not a bear, it is a lion.
"It's not a bear, it's a Lion." Duo should accept this answer with a verbal contraction.
Duo does accept verbal contractions in English answers.
It's not a bear, it's lion.
You seem to be missing an, "a" in your English answer?
Please try your answer again.
Thank you.
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Haha agreed. But, I've enjoyed it all along anyway. So, the feeling of stress because of this is difficult, lessen.
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"Bear is not a lion" would be "ayı aslan değil". It doesn't need a "o" for this translation of yours.
Flaviah, your sentence means the same but it is another one. It is not the translation of the Turkish sentence we have here. "It is a lion, not a bear"="o (bir) ayı, aslan değil".