Chapu's notebook entry: Apr 26, 2010

The sentence structure in Turkish...would you please explain it?

This may be helpful. http://www.turkishturkish.net/sentence-structure-in-turkish.html

Chapu's notebook entry: Apr 26, 2010

The sentence structure in Turkish...would you please explain it?

the structure consists subject object verb.
in english a sentence is being said 
The black cat   is sitting on the mat.
 subject                verb                                                                        
in turkish we say
kara kedi ( the black cat) minderin üstünde(on the mat) oturuyor.(is sitting)

Chapu's notebook entry: Apr 26, 2010

The sentence structure in Turkish...would you please explain it?

This is a question that must be answered with a detailed coverage. I want to explain one of the details.

A sentence consists of  the subject + the object  + the verb

The verb in Turkish takes place mostly at the end of the sentence (proper sentence) but you can use the verb in another place in the sentence, too (devrik cümle). The point here is what comes before the verb gets the stress i.e the word intended to be emphasized is placed before the verb.

Example -
Ayı balığı yedi - The bear ate the fish
You could say;
Balığı ayı yedi  - The direct translation here would be again "The bear ate the fish", but in English while talking you have to put the emphasis on "the bear" in order to give the full meaning of the Turkish sentence.

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