"They do not even say good morning to us."
Translation:Onlar bize günaydın bile demezler.
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such expressions are only used with demek,
günaydın demek, teşekkürler demek, iyi akşamlar demek, tebrikler demek, etc.
söylemek cannot be used
Adding to this:
Direct quotes are used with "demek".
In this case, they really say "günaydın". That's the word they utter, and you use it as it is. So it's "demek".
If you were indirectly reporting what they said, then söylemek would be used.
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I am lost... why is the "bile" before gunaydın and not in other position? :)
It is after "günaydın." This is because "bile" is a postposition in Turkish :)
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oooooops.....I confused "before" and "after" again ahahahahhahahahahahaha but happily you got the idea! =]
Thank you for the explanation :D
Im sorry but isnt it too early to have a sentence like this? It seems someone put this sentense in this lesson by mistake
- Onlar and günaydın are pretty basic stuff that you learn at the beginning of the course.
- Bize is at the beginning of the 2nd checkpoint.
- bile at the beginning of the 4th checkpoint.
This sentence appears in the 6th checkpoint in order to teach "demezler". I wouldn't say it's too early. If you're having difficulties with something, you can always ask. :)
