"Bir yıl on iki aydır."

Translation: A year is twelve months.

[miia_k]

Is "bir yılda on iki ay vardır" also a possible way to say?

[ex_contributor]

yes

[EhabMohey92]

wait.. what ? 1.why yılda ??
2.what about "bir yılın on iki ayın vardır" ??
3. how to say " I have 12 lira"? benim on iki lira ?
another example from a previous lesson "benim bir farem var = I have a mouse"

[rabia694934]

1. "Bir yılda on iki ayı var" translates into there are twelve months in a year. Which is fine to say.
2. Can't say much about it. Selcen can guide better.
3. Benim on iki liram var.

[MrHilmiNevzat]

"Bir yıl on iki aydır."
Translation: A year is twelve months.

&

One year is twelve months. - Correct other English answer accepted by Duo.

"Bir" in Turkish becomes - ("one" & "a") in English.

[Villy84]

What is the -dır in aydır? Why not just ay? What case is the word aydır?

[kadour3]

We add the suffix "dır" when we want to refer to general fact

[orhanogmen]

In general when you give academical information about something, you have to finish your sentence with 'dır'. And one more, you must use the present tense...

[MrHilmiNevzat]

Merhaba Orhan.

Çok sevdim yazdığın cevabı. İngilizcede böyle yaz.

In general when you give academic information about something use the 'dır' suffix to complete your sentence. Also you must use the present tense.

You can also say "and one more thing."

Biraz değiştirdim ama çok beğendim yazdığın şeyleri.

Thank you from London. - ^

[orhanogmen]

Hocam düzeltmen için çok teşekkür ederim. Bu kadar yardımcı olabildim, bir müzik öğretmeni olarak:)

[MrHilmiNevzat]

Merhaba Orhan.

Ben Londra'da yaşıyorum. Kıbrıslı bir Türküm. Fazla Türkçe bilmem. Sana İngilizce yardımcılık yapabilirim.
Sezen aksu'nun şarkılarını çok severim.
I will follow you on Duo & we can help each other to learn Turkish/English? Kabul ediyorsan?
Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum.
Bende çok teşekkür ederim.

[orhanogmen]

Of course:) memnuniyetle, seve seve..

[ilknr1]

In general statements you can use "-dır".

[starcluster-]

Which are the other cases of this? How can I know which one to put at the end of the word?

[ilknr1]

Actually you do not need to use it. Most of the time it is optional. "Bir yıl on iki ay." is also Ok.

[REM485430]

A year HAS 12 month, not IS, just as A year HAS 52 weeks, not IS

[maryam534517]

If i want to say ' a year has twelve months' , would it be ' bir yıl on iki ay vardır '?

[MrHilmiNevzat]

Hello Maryam

"Bir yıl on iki aydır."
Translation: A year is twelve months.

If i want to say ' a year has twelve months' , would it be ' bir yıl on iki ay vardır '?

Bir yılın on iki ayı var. A year has twelve months.

Hello maryam & the above is now correct & does not refer to a bear or 12 bears.

I have just checked on your behalf & "yılın" has a genitive case ending. Meaning "of the year" & the year has twelve months.

Thank you.

[Edgemade]

Why can't we type "twelve" as just 12 ?

[qamar92843]

Why not aylar, as plural

[Danika_Dakika]

In Turkish, when you have a number describing a noun, you always use the singular.

[HishamHZei]

Aydır is pronounced as aydish in the voice and I'm noticing that the r in the end of the sentence is pronounced as ş. Does this apply on the spoken Turkish?