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No Gender, No Articles; var / yok

Existence and possession

No grammatical gender

o = he / she / it.

💬 Examples
O bir doktor.
He/She is a doctor.
📝 o = he or she
O güzel.
He/She/It is beautiful.
📝 Gender from context
No definite article; bir = 'a / one'

Indefiniteness with bir.

💬 Examples
bir kitap
a / one book
📝 bir = a / one
kitap
the book / book(s)
📝 Bare noun = often definite
var = 'there is / have'; yok = 'there isn't'

Existence and possession.

📊 var / yok
Word Meaning Example
var there is / exists / have su var (there's water)
yok there isn't / don't have su yok
var mı? is there? su var mı?
💬 Examples
Param var.
I have money.
📝 var = there is / have
Zamanım yok.
I don't have time.
📝 yok = there isn't / don't have