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die_Sabrina Wednesday 30th of May 2007 12:21:52 AM
sentence construction - Merhaba everyone!

I am just beginning to learn Turkish. From several websites I have learned some vocabulary and a few common phrases. I am practicing by writing short dialogues, but I have had to infer rules about sentence structure from the few phrases I know. Could someone tell me what the correct order is for writing subject, verb, object, and so on? Pardon me if this question is already answered elsewhere on this forum.

SaÄŸol.

FaWzY Wednesday 30th of May 2007 07:44:29 AM
- Merhaba!

As far as I know, the correct sentence structure in Turkish is : Subject --> Object --> Verb, just like the Japanese...

Osman Thursday 31st of May 2007 03:02:56 AM
- Turkish has free word order but mainly it is;

Subject + Object + Verb

There are some other variations such as;

Object + Subject + Verb
Subject + Verb + Object
Verb + Object + Subject etc.

Most of Turkish people prefer SOV. But when you want to use any of the variations above, you should be aware of some factors such as emphasis. If you don\'t know where to put stress, you may not be understood well. But Turkish people will understand you quite well as long as you pronounce every single letter. Because the stress is not as much as important as in Spanish or Italian.

Enjoy it! :)

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	die_Sabrina	Wednesday 30th of May 2007 12:21:52 AM
	sentence construction - Merhaba everyone! I am just beginning to learn Turkish. From several websites I have learned some vocabulary and a few common phrases. I am practicing by writing short dialogues, but I have had to infer rules about sentence structure from the few phrases I know. Could someone tell me what the correct order is for writing subject, verb, object, and so on? Pardon me if this question is already answered elsewhere on this forum. SaÄŸol.
	FaWzY	Wednesday 30th of May 2007 07:44:29 AM
	- Merhaba! As far as I know, the correct sentence structure in Turkish is : Subject --> Object --> Verb, just like the Japanese...
	Osman	Thursday 31st of May 2007 03:02:56 AM
	- Turkish has free word order but mainly it is; Subject + Object + Verb There are some other variations such as; Object + Subject + Verb Subject + Verb + Object Verb + Object + Subject etc. Most of Turkish people prefer SOV. But when you want to use any of the variations above, you should be aware of some factors such as emphasis. If you don\'t know where to put stress, you may not be understood well. But Turkish people will understand you quite well as long as you pronounce every single letter. Because the stress is not as much as important as in Spanish or Italian. Enjoy it! :)