"Yaşlı adam"
Translation:The old man
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Eski is used normally with objects. Yaşlı is normally used with people. If you use eski with a person, it normally has the meaning of former, i.e. My old/former boss. I hope that helped! :)
yaşlı means aged (with age)... can it be used for food, like wine or cheese, that gets more tasty by being properly preserved for a certain time ?
What about something that is living but not a person? Is a dog/fish/cat/elephant/etc eski or yaşlı?
I'm guessing you use yaşlı for animals, because you are saying that they are aged...Right?
For Spanish speakers, it might help to relate this to the distinction between "viejo" (yaşlı) and "antiguo" (eski), also used more commonly for people and objects, respectively. Even the fact that "antiguo" could mean former ("mi antiguo jefe" = my old boss).
Wow, i think its super that everybody is trying to help everyone with such respect and enthousiasm. Trying my best to learn basic Türkisch... after 15 years being with my Turkisch man its time to step it upp a notch! Fav words Baykuslar and Ördekler;) grtz from a dutchie
Does that mean 'erkek' can be used to refer to an animal, like saying that a particular cat is a male?
I think so, because I have seen at many sites "erkek köpek" and "dişi köpek"(male dog and female dog). E.g.: http://www.petarkadas.com/petisimleri/K%C3%B6pek&cinsiyet=erkek
I think I understand:
Eski ~ inanimate (nonliving) Yaşlı ~ animate (living)
Am I correct??
not really. it is best to say
- eski: opposite of new
- yaşlı: opposite of young
for example your "eski sevgili" is also animate :D (ex-boy/girl friend)
How rude would it be in Turkey to refer to someone as an old man this way? I know in some languages 'old man' can be affectionate, or it can be very rude.
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"Yaşlı" reminds me that Jamala's eurovision song
Yaşlığıma toyalmadım Men bu yerde yaşalmadım
I know that's not turkish but crimean tatar, just saying these languages are alike :0
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Would it be incorrect if one were to say 'old man' instead of 'the old man'. Does thsi effect the sentence in some way?
[This is just a noun phrase, not a sentence.]
"Man" is a countable noun in English, so you need to use an article, a plural, or both.
