Turkish Language - Here and There



Turkish Language - "Here and there.." Formation of Spatials The suffix -re- or -ra- means - place or place of.. For instance - nerede? - means - Where? [Lit: ne-re-de - what-place-at] Earlier we learned bu - this - and şu - that - and o - that yonder. Putting these words together with -ra- meaning place of.. - we form the words: bura - here - [Lit: this place] şura - there - [Lit: that place] ora - that yonder - [Lit: that place over there] There words are not very often used in this pure form but are extended to show the place - where... - or - from.. - or - to, towards.. - by the addition of a suitable suffix. The Basic Spatials Adding the Static Position Suffix (Locative) -de or -da - in, on, at - we form the basic locations: burada - here [Lit: bu-ra-da - this-place-at] şurada - there orada - over there nerede? - where? And the Plurals - Spatially more vague buralarda - hereabouts, around here şuralarda - thereabouts, around there oralarda - thereabouts over there, around about over there nerelerde? - whereabouts? Extended Spatials Adding the Movement Away (Ablative) suffix -dan - from or the Movement Toward (Dative) suffix -a - to, towards - then the meanings become: The Singular buradan - from here buraya - to here şuradan - from there şuraya - to there oradan - from there oraya - to there nereden? - where from? nereye? - where to? And the Plurals - again Spatially more vague buralardan - from hereabouts, from around here buralara - to hereabouts şuralardan - from thereabouts şuralara - to around there oralardan - from thereabouts (distant) oralara - to thereabouts nerelerden? - from whereabouts? nerelere? - to whereabouts? Example - Basic Spatials Buralarda bir güzel restoran var mı? - Is there a good restaurant around here? Buraya gel! - Come (to) here! Oradan yeşil bir araba geldi. - A green car came from over there. Şurada büyük bir otel var. - There is a big hotel there. Note that şura has a diminutive form şuracık in general use. The meaning becomes "just here/there.., herabouts.." - as an example: Şuracıkta gazeteyi koyun - Put the newspaper just there/here There are similar forms for bura becoming buracık and ora becoming oracık. these forms in use, but not as much as the form suracık	Double-Click anywhere for Top of Page

Turkish Language - "Here and there.."

Formation of Spatials

The suffix -re- or -ra- means - place or place of..
For instance - nerede? - means - Where? [Lit: ne-re-de - what-place-at]
Earlier we learned bu - this - and şu - that - and o - that yonder. Putting these words together with -ra- meaning place of.. - we form the words:
bura - here - [Lit: this place]
şura - there - [Lit: that place]
ora - that yonder - [Lit: that place over there]
There words are not very often used in this pure form but are extended to show the place - where... - or - from.. - or - to, towards.. - by the addition of a suitable suffix.

The Basic Spatials

Adding the Static Position Suffix (Locative) -de or -da - in, on, at - we form the basic locations:
burada - here [Lit: bu-ra-da - this-place-at]
şurada - there
orada - over there
nerede? - where?

And the Plurals - Spatially more vague
buralarda - hereabouts, around here
şuralarda - thereabouts, around there
oralarda - thereabouts over there, around about over there
nerelerde? - whereabouts?

Extended Spatials

Adding the Movement Away (Ablative) suffix -dan - from or the Movement Toward (Dative) suffix -a - to, towards - then the meanings become:

The Singular
buradan - from here
buraya - to here
şuradan - from there
şuraya - to there
oradan - from there
oraya - to there
nereden? - where from?
nereye? - where to?

And the Plurals - again Spatially more vague
buralardan - from hereabouts, from around here
buralara - to hereabouts
şuralardan - from thereabouts
şuralara - to around there
oralardan - from thereabouts (distant)
oralara - to thereabouts
nerelerden? - from whereabouts?
nerelere? - to whereabouts?

Example - Basic Spatials

Buralarda bir güzel restoran var mı? - Is there a good restaurant around here?
Buraya gel! - Come (to) here!
Oradan yeşil bir araba geldi. - A green car came from over there.
Şurada büyük bir otel var. - There is a big hotel there.

Note that şura has a diminutive form şuracık in general use. The meaning becomes "just here/there.., herabouts.." - as an example:
Şuracıkta gazeteyi koyun - Put the newspaper just there/here
There are similar forms for bura becoming buracık and ora becoming oracık. these forms in use, but not as much as the form suracık