"Ekmek yemek istiyorum."

Translation: I want to eat bread.

[YakinAlan]

"Ekmek yemek" also means "to make money out of sth".

[RyuYan]

Thanks!

How to add "out of sth" part in Turkish? My guess is "ile" or "-de"?

[pspai]

Does this also mean "I want bread to eat"

[jzlcdh]

We don't need that sentence as it is only used for feeding the chickens once it has gone stale.

[SheikhJahb]

That was my answer too, but it got marked wrong. I guess the sentence in Turkish makes sense even if you are holding delicious bread, like, "Good thing I got this bread in my hand, because: ekmek yemek istiyorum".

[RyuYan]

I don't think so.

What do I want? The answer is "to eat bread", not "bread to eat".

Ne istiyorum? The answer is "ekmek yemek".

[Hind743622]

Is the ending form ekm(ek) infinitive ?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Nope! It is a noun and is just a coincidence. (there is a homonym though ekmek that means "to plant")

[Hind743622]

Oh i am sorry I meant yem(ek) not ekmek :(((

[AlexinNotTurkey]

In that case, yes! yemek is an infinitive :)

[trvshrmn]

Can/should the objects of infinitives be in the accusative case? I want to eat the food -> ekmeği yemek istiyorum.

[ex_contributor]

of course. but then it means "I want to eat the bread"

[EhabMohey92]

doesn't "ekmeği yemek istiyorum." mean " i want to eat the BREAD" not "food" ?
i think "yemeği ekmek istiyorum" means " I want to eat the food"
doğru mu ?

[alexvy86]

That'd have to be "yemeği yemek istiyorum" (yemek=to eat, instead of ekmek=bread), no?

[EhabMohey92]

That is what I am trying to say :D

[v.ivanov]

Is Yemek yemek istiorum also possible? Possibly, Her ne yemek yemek istiyorum?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

"Yemek yemek istiyorum" would be "I want to eat."

I am not sure what you are trying to say with the second part :)

[v.ivanov]

Some exercises taught us that „yemek“ is „food“. The first would be „I want to eat food“ and the second „I want to eat any food“.

[AlexinNotTurkey]

"yemek yemek" is a set phrase. If you use the verb "yemek," it normally requires a noun to go with it. Ergo, "To eat/to eat food" are the same :) It is only in some contexts where you already know what is being consumed that you do not have to include a noun with this verb.

"I want to eat any food" doesn't really make sense in English. "I want to eat some food" would be "Biraz yemek yemek istiyorum" or "Herhangi bir yemek yemek istiyorum."

[Amir895313]

Is (I want bread to eat) true?

[YakinAlan]

Not exactly. It can be better translated as: Yiyecek ekmek istiyorum.

[ALTAIR23912]

I want eating bread. Neden olmuyor?

[Mariane584083]

ALTAIR, i assume that in English we don't use the gerund mode "eat-ING" after the verb "to want". The same in French. The will of "to eat" is before the act of "to eat". "I want" and "eating" are antinomic.

[hectorlqr]

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