Questions & Answers about Bazı insanlar Tanrı'ya inanır.
Why is bazı used here, and what exactly does it mean?
Bazı means some or certain. In this sentence, Bazı insanlar means some people.
It comes before the noun, just like some in English:
- bazı insanlar = some people
- bazı kitaplar = some books
It does not need a separate word for of here. Turkish simply says bazı + noun.
Why is insanlar plural? Could it be bazı insan instead?
İnsanlar is the plural form of insan (person / human), so insanlar means people.
In standard Turkish, bazı insanlar is the normal and most natural way to say some people.
You may sometimes encounter bazı insan in certain contexts, but for a general sentence like this, bazı insanlar is what learners should expect and use.
Why is Tanrı'ya written with an apostrophe?