"Ben kimim?"

Translation: Who am I?

[SquiggsMitchell]

so "who is Kim" is "Kim kim"?

[oebinsnefka]

Funny, in Polish we also use "kim " for "who" : "kim jestem" = who am I, "kim on jest" =who is he or "kim jesteś" = who are you

[jgierbo2]

So is this treated as if who were an adjective, so it has to be conjugated for person and number?

[ZraVena]

Maybe it means; Ben kimim. (karadishan one)

[Selcen_Ozturk]

that requires an apostrophe: "Ben Kim'im".

[Robin61988]

Another fan of Kimin Karadishan (just kidding sorry).

[jjd1123]

I'm guessing, but I think "kimim" is not an adjective, but actually the predicate (although adjectives can apparently be "turned into a predicate" in the same way): "I who-am?"

[BobRadu]

How would you say "whose am I"?

[mizinamo]

I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be "Ben kiminim?", tacking on the genitive -in to make "whose" and then the -im to make "am I".

[BobRadu]

Actually, looking at that, it makes sense, I shall just confirm by asking the nearest Turk...

[BobRadu]

confirmed

[ZraVena]

Yeah it would be "Ben kiminim" as a near Turk.

[Polyglottomaniac]

Is the ending -im necessary or could you also ask "Ben kim?" Or for a more common situation, would you need to say "Siz kimsiniz?" or would the shorter "Siz kim?" suffice?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

You have to use the personal endings in Turkish. :)

[SebastianZ214339]

Does "Ben kim" have a meaning or would it just be plain wrong?

[omeryusuftopcu]

"Ben kim miyim?" in cevabı nasıl olurdu?

[Selcen_Ozturk]

aynı şekilde. Ama söylerken vurgu değişir.

[thormujana]

Its very difficult to understand.

[Yomalyn]

Some people who are fluent in Turkish use this course to learn English. This was especially true before the English for Turkish speakers course was created. So occasionally, there will be responses in Turkish that new learners will not understand. But it is a great feeling of progress when you start to get it!

[padm915118]

I agree, a year ago, i would try to copy and paste to Google Translate and since duo forums lack cut and paste i would type the sentence painstakingly to translate, well i just discovered I, now, understand most of it, enough to get the gist of the sentence, occasionally i will look for meanings of a word here or there.
So new students, don't be discouraged, just keep on doing your lessons regularly and soon you will own a new language to be yours for ever

[Lamees297663]

Hi there, I really liked your comment, because at the moment I am losing motivation. It is getting more and more difficult with too little notes. Although I do like this app and am grateful for it.

[JIM518737]

So would "who are you" be sen kimin

[mizinamo]

No, it would be sen kimsin? — you need the “to be” endings, not the possessive endings.

[JIM518737]

Yeah I meant to type that, honest. :)... So who is she is, o kim

[mizinamo]

Right.

[DareenElsa1]

No, instead it would be "sen kimsin" not "sen kimin" turkish has a bit or hard grammar and things...but it's a nice language to learn:)

[EnglishBob]

Could you use "kimim" by itself or is the "ben" required. If it's required, why?

[MahbubehPa]

We say ki in Persian for who

[Yasmina646619]

who i am is like who am i

[mizinamo]

"Who I am?" is not correct English.

"Who am I?" is correct English.

[Yasmina646619]

thank you so much !!!!!