Word
Haber geldi.
Meaning
The news arrived.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Haber geldi.
What does haber mean in the sentence "Haber geldi."?
In this sentence, haber means news or information. It serves as the subject, referring to a piece or batch of news coming in.
Why is there no explicit subject pronoun (like "it" or "the news") in the sentence?
Turkish is a pro-drop language, which means that explicit subject pronouns are often omitted when the meaning is clear from the context or verb conjugation. In "Haber geldi.", haber already acts as the subject, so no additional pronoun is needed.
How is the verb form geldi constructed, and what does it indicate?
The verb geldi comes from gelmek, which means to come. The suffix -di is added to form the past tense, indicating that the arrival happened in the past. The form geldi is used for third-person singular subjects, in this case referring back to haber.
Why is the singular form haber used even though in English “news” might seem plural?
In Turkish, haber is treated as an uncountable or mass noun and is used in its singular form when referring to news. Unlike English, where news looks plural but is treated as singular, Turkish consistently uses haber in the singular to express the concept of news or information.