Turkish Basic Spatials Place and Position

Turkish Basic Spatials Place and Position

Turkish Suffix of Place -re- -ra-

• buradahere
  [LIT: bu-ra-da this-place-at]


• şuradathere
  [LIT: şu-ra-da that-place nearer-at or in between-at]


• oradaover there
  [LIT: o-ra-da that-place yonder-at]


• nerede?where?
  [LIT: ne-re-de? what-place-at?]


• In conversation these words abraded to burda, şurda, orda, nerde?

Turkish Adjective of Location -deki/-dakiwhich is on, in, at

To help to understand -deki

• In a dictionary the English word "contents" is translated as "içindekiler" in Turkish.


• This Turkish word comprises of: içthe inside becomes içinof the inside(iç-in, genitive)


• Adding -dekithat which is we arrive at a meaning içindekithat which is of the inside


• Finally adding the plural suffix -ler to produce the word içindekiler[iç-in-deki-ler] = "those which are of the inside". Thus we arrive at the meaning "contents" in English.

• Masadaki kitap.
  The book (which is) on the table.


• Masadaki kitabı bana verin.
  Give me the book (which is) on the table.


• Kilitteki anahtar.
  The key (which is) in the lock.


• Kilitteki anahtarı çıkarınız.
  (Would you) take the key out of the lock.
  [LIT:: Lock-in-which-is key-the take out!]


• Kutudaki kibritler nemlidir.
  The matches (which are) in the box are damp.

Turkish Extended Spatials showing Movement

• buradan"burdan" as spokenfrom here


• [bu-ra-dan]

• şuradan"şurdan" as spoken from there


• [şu-ra-dan]


• oradan"ordan" as spokenfrom over there


• [o-ra-dan]


• nereden?"nerden?" as spoken where from?


• [ne-re-den?]

• Word Adding -ato, towards:


• burayato here
  [bu -ra -ya]


• şurayato there
  [şu-ra-ya]


• orayato over there
  [o-ra-ya]


• nereye?where to?
  [ne-re-ye?]

Turkish Extended Spatials Plural Forms

• The plural forms buralarda, şuralarda, oralarda, nerelerde cause the meaning to be:


• 1. More vague:
  buralarda
  hereabouts, around here


• 2. More spatial:
  şuralarda
  thereabouts, around there,over there


• 3. More generalized:
  oralardathereabouts, over there, around about


• 4. Any mixture of the three:
  nerelerde?
  whereabouts?

• The Plural Forms are also extended with -danfrom.. and -atowards..


• buralardanfrom hereabouts
  [bu-ra-lar-dan]


• şuralardanfrom around there
  [şu-ra-lar-dan]


• oralardanover around there
  [o-ra-lar-dan]


• nerelerden?whereabouts from?
  [ne-re-ler-den?]


• buralara to around here
  [bu-ra-lar-a]


• şuralarato around there
  [şu-ra-lar-a]


• oralara to those parts
  [şu-ra-lar-a]


• nerelere?whereabouts to?
  [ne-re-ler-e?]

• The plural forms are vaguer and wider and are used as in English make these distinctions in place and space.


• Buralarda bir güzel restoran var mı?
  Is there a good restaurant around here?


• Buraya gel!
  Come (to) here!


• Orada yeşil araba var.
  There is a green car over there.


• Şurada büyük otel var.
  There is a big hotel there.


• Kredi Bankası nerede?
  Where is the Kredi Bank?.


• Çarşı nerelerde?
  Whereabouts are the shops?.


• Buradan saat sekizde çıkalım
  Let's leave (from) here at 8 o' clock.

Turkish Particular Locations

• burasıright here[LIT: its place (exactly) here.]
  [bu-ra-sı]


• şurasıright there.
  [şu-ra-sı]


• orasıright over there
  [o-ra-sı]


• neresi?just where?[LIT:: where exactly?]
  [ne-re-si?]

Turkish Exact Locations

• Here is a conversation between Ali and his friend Mehmet to explain the above about general and precise location:


• Ali: Neredesin?
  Where are you?


• Mehmet: Üsküdar' dayım.
  I am in Üsküdar.


• Ali: Üsküdar' ın neresinde?
  Whereabouts (of Uskudar)?


• Mehmet: Ahmet Çeşmesi' nin yanındayım.
  I'm by the Ahmet Fountain.

• Another conversation between Mehmet and Ali to show the difference between the:


• nereye?where to? as a general location [LIT:: to where?]
  AND the neresine?just where to? as an exact location type of usage:[LIT:: to THE where?]


• Mehmet: Bu akşam nereye gidiyorsun?
  Where are you going (to) this evening?


• Ali: Merkeze gidiyorum.
  I'm going to the town center.


• Mehmet: Merkezin neresine?
  Where to (exactly) of the town center?


• Ali: Büyük Efes Oteline gidiyorum
  I'm going to the Grand Efes Hotel.

Turkish Particular Location Examples

• All these mean exactly: right here or right there or just where?


• Burası soğuk.
  It is cold right here.


• Burasına gel!
  Come (right to) here.


• Binanın burasından kaçalım!
  Let's get away from this building (here.)


• Buradan kaçalim!
  Let's get out of here!


• İzmir? Orası güzel.
  Izmir? That very place is beautiful.


• Çantamı, odamın neresine koydum, acaba?
  Where exactly did I put my bag in my room I wonder?


• Or more general: Çantamı nereye koydum acaba?
  Where did I put my bag, I wonder?


• Kitabı dolabın şurasına koyun.
  Put the book just over there in(to) the cupboard.


• Or more General: Kitabı şuraya koyun.
  Put the book just over there.


• Tam saat sekizde burada görüşelim.
  Let's meet right here at dead on 8 o' clock.

• burası, şurası, orası can be only used alone in the subject (nominative) condition:


• Burası neresi?
  Where is this (exactly)?


• Şurası güzelmiş.
  Just there is beautiful.


• Orası güzel.
  It is nice over there.


• The other cases need a possessor -(n)ın which possesses these burası surası, orası.


• Binanın burasına gel!
  Come right here to the building!


• Balkonun şurasında bir kuş vardı.
  There was a bird right on the balcony.


• Partinin orasından ilginç sesler geliyordu.
  There are interesting sounds coming out of party's place there.


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