How to use the indefinite article in Turkish

How to use the indefinite article in Turkish

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Turkish? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Turkish lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Turkish indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. The English indefinite article 'a' is 'bir' in Turkish.

Examples

bir masa
a table
bir kapı
a door
bir çiçek
a flower
bir kelime
a word
bir çocuk
a child
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Turkish

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Turkish, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns kitap, sandalye and (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are bir kitap, bir sandalye and bir kapı (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Turkish including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Turkish nouns kitap, sandalye and , you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Turkish).

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