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Questions & Answers about Biz barış istiyoruz.
What does biz mean in this sentence?
Biz is the first-person plural pronoun, meaning we.
What does barış translate to in English?
Barış means peace.
How is the verb istiyoruz formed and what does it express?
Istiyoruz is the first-person plural form of the verb istemek (to want). The suffix -yoruz indicates that the verb is conjugated for the subject biz in the (simple) present tense, so it translates to we want.
How does the word order in "Biz barış istiyoruz." compare to English?
Turkish typically follows a subject-object-verb (SOV) order. In this sentence, biz (subject) comes first, followed by barış (object), and finally istiyoruz (verb). This is different from English, which normally follows a subject-verb-object (SVO) order.
Since Turkish is a pro-drop language, why is the subject pronoun biz explicitly included here?
Although Turkish often omits subject pronouns because the verb conjugation already indicates the subject, including biz can serve to emphasize who is acting or to provide clarity in contexts where contrast or emphasis is needed.