The Turkish language · Endings

PL

The ending glossed PL takes these forms in the book's examples:

In the examples

1. Letters and sounds

Evlerimizden geldik.

We came from our houses. · 1.5 How the examples are shown

2. Vowel harmony

Evler büyük.

The houses are big. · 2.2 Endings with e or a

Kitaplar burada.

The books are here. · 2.2 Endings with e or a

3. Consonants that change

Kitaplar arabada.

The books are in the car. · 3.7 Reading an ending

6. Nouns and adjectives

Çocuklar bahçede.

The children are in the garden. · 6.1 The plural, and when Turkish leaves it out

Eski evler güzel.

The old houses are beautiful. · 6.3 Adjectives before the noun

O eski kitaplar güzel.

Those old books are beautiful. · 6.4 The order of a noun phrase

8. The object, and the order of a sentence

Kedileri çok seviyorum.

I love cats. · 8.2 -(y)I: the definite object

9. My house, Ali's house

Arkadaşlarım burada.

My friends are here. · 9.1 The possessive endings: evim, evin, evi

Bu akşam arkadaşlarımızın evindeyiz.

We're at our friends' house this evening. · 9.6 Reading a long word

Kitaplarımı arıyorum.

I'm looking for my books. · 9.6 Reading a long word

10. Having

Ayşe'nin mavi gözleri var.

Ayşe has blue eyes. · 10.3 Ali'nin arabası var: what others have

11. The verb, and what is happening now

Çocuklar bahçede oynuyor.

The children are playing in the garden. · 11.3 The personal endings

Ayşe köpeklerden korkuyor.

Ayşe is afraid of dogs. · 11.7 The ending a verb wants

14. Plans, habits and offers

Kediler balık sever.

Cats love fish. · 14.3 The aorist: habits and what is generally so

15. Telling, asking and being able

Çocuklar, gelin!

Kids, come here! · 15.1 Telling: the bare stem, and -in to be polite

16. Numbers, time and money

Bugün günlerden ne?

What day is it today? · 16.6 Days, months and dates

19. The book I read

İstanbul'daki arkadaşlarım beni bekliyor.

My friends in Istanbul are waiting for me. · 19.3 -ki: the book on the table

Tatilde okuyacağım kitapları seçtim.

I've chosen the books I'm going to read on holiday. · 19.6 -ecek: what someone will do

Yarın gelecek misafirler için yemek yapıyorum.

I'm cooking for the guests who are coming tomorrow. · 19.6 -ecek: what someone will do

21. Where to go next

Geçen yıl İzmir'de tanıştığım bir arkadaşım, Türkçe öğrenmek isteyenler için bir kitap yazıyor.

A friend I met in Izmir last year is writing a book for people who want to learn Turkish. · 21.1 What you can do now

Buralarda bir kitapçı var mı?

Is there a bookshop around here? · 21.6 Words made from words