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Demonstratives

bu, şu, o

bu / şu / o = this / that / that (yonder)

Three degrees.

📊 Demonstratives
Word Meaning
bu this (near)
şu that (pointed to)
o that (far) / he-she-it
bunlar these
şunlar those
onlar those / they
💬 Examples
bu ev
this house
📝 bu = this (near)
şu kitap
that book (just there)
📝 şu = that (mid / pointing)
They also work as pronouns

'this (one)'.

💬 Examples
Bu nedir?
What is this?
📝 bu = this (as pronoun)
O benim.
That's mine.
📝 o = that (one)
They take case suffixes (with buffer -n-)

bunu, buna, bunda.

💬 Examples
bunu
this (accusative)
📝 bu + -n- + -u (buffer -n-)
bunda
in / on this
📝 bu + -n- + -da