"Kız kardeş"

Translation: Sister

[Jenkiz92]

Why do i have to write "A younger sister"? Why is the a neccessary here?

[Ilkei]

You don't have to, but it is among alternatives.

[Jenkiz92]

But without the "a" it didn't accept :(

[Ilkei]

There must be another problem, because the best answer is without "a".

[Jenkiz92]

The only difference between the accepted and my answer was that i didn't use "a".

[IdeanBehfo]

It's not, just know that it can be there because of the way Turkish is structured. This can be "a sister," "the sister," or just "sister."

[JoshReading]

What does kardeş mean? Just sister?

[Ilkei]

It means either "sister" or "brother", it does not have a gender.

[Zobristen]

You should say "kardeş" for your sibling but you should say "abi-abla" for your elder brother or sister

[cvictoria42]

I'm confused, because Duo gives just "sister" as the translation of Kız kardeş. Is that incorrect? Can Kız kardeş only mean "younger sister"?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

"Kız kardeş" is for younger sisters and "abla" is for older sisters :)

Both of these can just be "sister" though in English. We don't make the distinction.

[Kevser892349]

Kardeş means sibling and kız means girl and because in Turkish, you don't say "o benim (kız) kardeşim" when you refer to your older sister (because then you'd have to say "o benim ablam") it's correct that it only means younger sister. But there's also the situation where you might say "we are siblings" if that's the case, you say "biz kardeşiz", here it doesn't matter if there are older and/or younger people included because it's just a general statement

[ImanDalain]

Kardeş = sibling

[cvictoria42]

Is it common to use kardes by itself?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Yep, especially as a term of endearment to friends.

[TimRice188]

I translated this as "little sister" which is often used synonymously with younger sister. Is there a different translation for that in Turkish?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Just a missing translation :)

[Aldrost]

In Tips and notes there are only the words for aunt/uncle/granparent. I was bumped with twice as many words more when learning :D

Perhaps you could add these to the tips&notes table, too?

[MrHilmiNevzat]

"Kız kardeş"
Translation: Sister

Benim Kız kardeşimin adı - Nafiya - (fact) She is the kindest most wonderful sister in the world & I love her very much.

[Yiannis49]

Why is it not 'kız kardeşi'? Is it not a compound noun with the second word in the possessive case?

[MrHilmiNevzat]

Hello Yiannis

Why is it not 'kız kardeşi'? Is it not a compound noun with the second word in the possessive case?

'Kız kardeşi' --> his/hers/its sister.

Thank you.