"What other books are you reading?"

Translation: Başka hangi kitapları okuyorsun?

[Zesul]

My answer had "diğer" instead of "başka" and hence was marked incorrect. So what's the difference between the two?

[MirtKruusmaa]

If I remember correctly 'diğer' is used when you mean a specific other and 'başka' is used when you do not have a specific alternative in mind.

'diğer restorana git' / 'go to the other restaurant' e.g you have a concrete other restorant in mind
'başka restorana git' / 'go to another restaurant' e.g you don't have a specific alternative in mind... just go somewhere else

I am sure there are people who know the correct grammar lingo for this but this is as good as İ can explain.

[SuhailBanister]

Not "Hangi başka"? Why not? The hints seem to point that way.

[BralumCaepor]

When you say “Hangi başka kitapları okuyorsun", it sounds like you are reacting to a previous statement, if that makes sense. Example:
-Başka kitaplar da okuyorum. (I read other books as well)
+Hangi başka kitapları okuyorsun? (What other books are those that you are reading?)

[irekis]

ne diger kitaplari - is that incorrect?

[BralumCaepor]

You need a verb there. And instead of ne, "hangi" is used. So your sentence would be like: Hangi diğer kitapları okuyorsun? But if you say it like this, it kinda sounds like you are reacting to a previous statement:
-I don't read this, I read other books.
+What are those other books that you are reading? (Hangi diğer kitapları okuyorsun?)
So "başka hangi kitapları okuyorsun?" is a better translation.

[irekis]

I always thought that "hangi" means more of "which of", whereas ne - "what/which in general":

hangi arabayi secersin - which car would you choose?
ne yemek istersin - what kind of food would you prefer

[BralumCaepor]

Yes, but the problem is you cannot use "ne" as a question adjective. To use ne in this sentence, you should use it as a question pronoun: Okuduğun diğer kitaplar neler? It is the same in the sentence you wrote. Ne yemek istersin? Ne is a pronoun here. It would be clearer if you think it as "neyi yemek istersin?"

[irekis]

Starting to get the idea, thanks for explanation

[BralumCaepor]

You are welcome.

[Daniel714382]

Why kitapları and not kitaplar (nominative) since başka reflects unidentified alternative objects?

[cahitzkaya]

I can say " What kind of books are you reading?" ,can't i?

[Abdulhakim545859]

What is the different between diger and baska

[UrsulaRohw]

Başka and hangi was not given as an alternative in the vocabulary for this sentence. I knew there was something else but didn't remember...

[SAM_Eken]

"Öbür kitaplar nedir ki sen okursun " what are you thinking about this sentence.? It's correct, right?