Questions & Answers about Mutfakta un var.
Replace var with yok.
Example: Mutfakta un yok.
This means “There isn’t any flour in the kitchen.”
Add the question particle mı/mı/mi/mu right after var (with no vowel buffer).
Example: Mutfakta un var mı?
= “Is there flour in the kitchen?”
Yes. Use var to express the existence of countable or uncountable things.
Example with a countable noun: Evde iki kedi var. (“There are two cats at home.”)
Both can mean “to be” or “to exist.”
• Var is the common, everyday existential verb (no personal conjugation).
• Bulunmak is more formal/literary and can be conjugated for person: Mutfakta un bulunuyor or Mutfakta un bulunmakta (both sound official or written).
Yes, Turkish is fairly flexible. You could say Un mutfakta var, but Mutfakta un var is most neutral. Changing word order can add emphasis:
• Un mutfakta var emphasizes un (“It’s flour that’s in the kitchen”).
• Mutfakta un var neutrally states the fact.