Breakdown of Bu ev iki milyon lira.
Questions & Answers about Bu ev iki milyon lira.
Why is there no word for is in Bu ev iki milyon lira?
Because Turkish often omits the verb “to be” in simple present-tense sentences like this.
So:
- Bu ev iki milyon lira = This house is two million lira
In English, you need is. In Turkish, you usually don’t in this kind of sentence.
You may sometimes see -dır / -dir / -dur / -dür added for a more formal, assertive, or explanatory tone:
- Bu ev iki milyon liradır.
That is still the same basic sentence, but slightly more formal or emphatic.
What does bu mean here?
Bu means this.
So:
- bu ev = this house
Turkish demonstratives work very directly here:
- bu = this
- şu = that / this over there
- o = that
In this sentence, bu comes before the noun, just like this in English.
What does ev mean, and does it need any ending here?
Ev means house or home.
In Bu ev iki milyon lira, ev does not need a special ending because it is the subject of the sentence.
So the structure is basically:
- Bu ev = subject
- iki milyon lira = predicate / price
There is no case ending needed on ev here.
Why is it iki milyon lira and not something plural like liralar?
In Turkish, after a number, the noun usually stays singular.
So you say:
- bir lira
- iki lira
- on lira
- iki milyon lira
Not:
- iki liralar
- iki milyon liralar
This is a very important difference from English, where we say two dollars, three houses, etc. In Turkish, the number already shows plurality, so the noun normally stays singular.
Is iki milyon lira literally the price, or is something like worth understood?
Yes, the sentence is giving the price/value directly.
Bu ev iki milyon lira naturally means the house costs / is worth / is priced at two million lira.
Turkish often expresses price this way without an extra verb.
You could also say:
- Bu ev iki milyon lira ediyor.
= This house comes to / is worth two million lira.
But the shorter version, Bu ev iki milyon lira, is very natural and common.
Could I also say Bu evin fiyatı iki milyon lira?
Yes, absolutely.
- Bu ev iki milyon lira.
- Bu evin fiyatı iki milyon lira.
The second version is more explicit because it literally says:
- Bu evin fiyatı = the price of this house
So the difference is:
- Bu ev iki milyon lira. = natural, direct
- Bu evin fiyatı iki milyon lira. = more explicit: The price of this house is two million lira
Both are correct.
Why is there no article like a or the?
Turkish does not use articles the same way English does.
There is no separate word for the.
So:
- ev can mean house, a house, or the house, depending on context.
- bu ev specifically means this house, so that already makes it definite.
That is why no extra word is needed.
Is the word order special here?
This is the normal, straightforward word order for this kind of sentence.
- Bu ev = topic/subject
- iki milyon lira = what is being said about it
So the sentence is structured like:
- This house
- two million lira
Turkish often puts the main information toward the end, so this word order sounds natural.
You might hear other orders in special contexts for emphasis, but Bu ev iki milyon lira is the standard and safest form to learn.
Can I add -dır and say Bu ev iki milyon liradır?
Yes.
- Bu ev iki milyon lira.
- Bu ev iki milyon liradır.
Both are correct.
The version with -dır sounds:
- more formal
- more definite
- sometimes more like a written statement or explanation
In everyday speech, people very often leave it out.
What is lira exactly? Is it the same as TL?
Yes. Lira refers to the Turkish currency.
You may also see:
- Türk lirası = Turkish lira
- TL = abbreviation used especially in writing
So these are related:
- iki milyon lira
- iki milyon Türk lirası
- 2.000.000 TL
In everyday conversation, lira is very common and natural.
How would I make this sentence negative?
You would usually use değil.
For example:
- Bu ev iki milyon lira değil.
= This house is not two million lira.
That means the price is not two million lira.
So in nominal sentences like this one, değil is the normal way to make them negative.
How would I turn it into a question?
You use the question particle mi, which changes form by vowel harmony.
Here:
- Bu ev iki milyon lira mı?
= Is this house two million lira?
Notice that mı is written separately.
Other examples of the same pattern:
- Bu araba pahalı mı?
- Bu kitap yeni mi?
So for this sentence, the question form is:
- Bu ev iki milyon lira mı?
How is this sentence pronounced?
A simple approximate pronunciation is:
- Boo ev ee-KEE mee-LYON lee-RAH
A few notes:
- bu sounds like boo
- ev is roughly like ev in ever, but shorter
- iki = ee-kee
- milyon = mee-lyon
- lira = lee-rah
Turkish pronunciation is generally quite regular, so once you learn the sounds, reading becomes much easier than in English.
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