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Learn Hardcore Turkish: Kira bin lira. - The rent is one thousand lira.

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Kira bin lira.

The rent is one thousand lira.

Breakdown of Kira bin lira.

the lira (Turkish currency unit)

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Questions & Answers about Kira bin lira.

Why is there no verb in Kira bin lira?

In Turkish, the verb to be is often not stated in simple present-tense sentences like this.

So:

Kira bin lira = The rent is one thousand lira

Turkish commonly leaves out is/are in the 3rd person present.
A more formal version can include -dır:

Kira bin liradır

But in everyday speech, Kira bin lira is completely normal.

What does each word mean in this sentence?

Word by word:

kira = rent
bin = thousand / one thousand
lira = lira

So bin lira means one thousand lira, and the whole sentence means that the rent comes to that amount.

Why is it bin lira, not bin liralar?

Because in Turkish, nouns usually stay singular after numbers.

So you say:

bir lira = one lira
iki lira = two lira
bin lira = one thousand lira

This is different from English, where we say two dollars or three books. In Turkish, after a number, the noun usually does not take a plural ending.

Why isn’t there a word for the?

Turkish does not use articles the same way English does.

There is no direct equivalent of the in most sentences like this. So kira can mean:

rent
the rent

The exact meaning depends on context.

If you are already talking about a specific apartment or house, kira will naturally be understood as the rent.

Why doesn’t the sentence use bir before bin?

Because bin already means one thousand.

So:

bin = one thousand

You do not normally say bir bin for one thousand.
That would sound wrong in standard Turkish.

Is Kira bin lira the normal word order?

Yes, it is very natural.

Here:

kira is the topic/thing being talked about
bin lira is the information given about it

So the sentence is structured like:

Rent — one thousand lira

This kind of noun + noun phrase structure is very common in Turkish.

Other word orders are possible for emphasis, but Kira bin lira is the straightforward, neutral version.

Could I also say Kira bin liradır?

Yes.

Kira bin liradır means the same thing, but it sounds:

more formal
more written
sometimes a little more definite or explanatory

In everyday conversation, people usually prefer:

Kira bin lira

So both are correct, but the shorter version is more common in speech.

Why is it kira, not kirası?

Good question. Kira just means rent.
Kirası means his/her/its rent or the rent of it.

For example:

Evin kirası bin lira = The house’s rent is one thousand lira
Dairenin kirası bin lira = The apartment’s rent is one thousand lira

If the thing being rented has already been made clear by context, Turkish can simply say:

Kira bin lira

So kirası is used when you explicitly mean its rent.

How is this sentence pronounced?

A simple approximation is:

kira → kee-rah
bin → been (but shorter)
lira → lee-rah

A few helpful vowel notes:

Turkish i sounds like the ee in see
Turkish a sounds like the a in father

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

kee-rah been lee-rah

Does bin lira mean exactly 1000 lira?

Yes.

bin lira = 1000 lira

Turkish can write this either with the word or with numerals:

Kira bin lira
Kira 1000 lira

Both mean the same thing.

Does this sentence need any case endings?

No.

This is a simple equational sentence: one thing is being identified as another.

kira = the thing being talked about
bin lira = the amount/value

Because of that, no accusative, dative, locative, or other case ending is needed here.

It is just a plain statement of amount.

Is this sentence complete on its own?

Yes, absolutely.

Even though it is very short, Kira bin lira is a complete and natural Turkish sentence.

Turkish often expresses ideas more compactly than English, especially in sentences where English would require is. So although it may look incomplete to an English speaker, it is fully grammatical.

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