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"Ben Fransalıyım."
Translation:I am from France.
3 years ago
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airelibre
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Fransa - France, lı - with, yım - I am/Me. Although, li seems to be a suffix commonly used for forming adjectives: yasli - with age - old, so I think Fransalı is "French", and all together it is I am French.
3 years ago
tanbu_gg
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It is correct in the same way saying "I am Franceish" is correct It follows the correct grammatical construction but a word for "French" (Fransız) already exists.
10 months ago
GastonDorren
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Is this a standard way of saying 'I am from'? Could I say 'ben Hollandalıyım', or 'o Türkiyelidir'?
2 years ago
Well, get rid of the -dir (in most contexts it wouldn't be necessary here) and yes :)
The -lI suffix can be used to mean "is from X" :)
2 years ago
Biene_Maja_16
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Does the -li suffix make the word a noun as e.g. in German or does it remain an adjective?
2 years ago
