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Questions and Negatives Soru ve olumsuzluk
The question word mi is written separately. Negatives: değil for nouns and adjectives, -me/-ma for verbs, yok for "there isn't".
The rule
- mı / mi / mu / mü comes right after the word you're asking about and is written as a separate word: Bu çay mı? — Is this tea?
- Personal endings attach to the question word: Hazır mısın? — Are you ready?
- değil negates nouns and adjectives: Pahalı değil. — It's not expensive.
- -ma / -me negates verbs: gelmiyorum — I'm not coming, gelmedim — I didn't come.
- yok = there isn't / I don't have: Zaman yok. — There's no time.
Overview
| ... mı? / mi? / mu? / mü? | question (separate word) |
|---|---|
| ... değil | not (nouns, adjectives) |
| verb + ma / me | not (verbs) |
| ... yok | there isn't / don't have |
Examples
- Bu otobüs Taksim'e gidiyor mu?Does this bus go to Taksim?
- Ben Türk değilim.I'm not Turkish.
- Bilmiyorum.I don't know.
- İngilizce biliyor musunuz?Do you speak English?