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Questions & Answers about Kayıt burada.
What does kayıt mean, and what part of speech is it?
Kayıt is a noun in Turkish. It generally means “record,” “registration,” “entry,” or “log,” depending on context.
How is Kayıt burada pronounced in Turkish?
Phonetic transcription: [kaˈjɯt buɾaˈda].
– k as in “skill”
– a like ‘a’ in “father”
– y is a palatal glide [j], like ‘y’ in “yes”
– ı is an unrounded close back vowel (somewhat like the ‘e’ in “taken” but more central)
– t is dental, lightly touching the teeth
– bu like “boo” in “book” but shorter
– ra ‘r’ is a single tap (like the Spanish ‘r’)
– da ‘a’ again as in “father”
An approximate English spelling: kah-yut boo-rah-dah.
Why isn’t there a word for “is” in Kayıt burada?
In Turkish, the copula “to be” is usually omitted in the present tense. You simply state the noun and the location (or adjective) and native speakers understand it as “X is Y.” If you need to be explicit—often in formal or written Turkish—you add the suffix –dır/–dir/–dur/–dür, e.g. Kayıt buradadır.
What case or form is burada, and why isn’t it just bura?
Burada is the locative form of bura (an informal variant of bur, meaning “here”). The suffix –da marks location (“at/in/on”), turning it into an adverb meaning “here.”
Could we change the word order to Burada kayıt var? What’s the difference?
Yes, Burada kayıt var literally means “There is a record here.” It uses var (“there is/exists”) and emphasizes existence. Kayıt burada, by contrast, emphasizes “the record” itself and states its location, more like “The record is here.”
How would you say “our record is here” or “the registration is here” in Turkish?
– “Our record is here”: Kayıtımız burada (add the 1st-person-plural possessive suffix –ımız).
– “The registration is here”: you can specify with a demonstrative bu (“this”), e.g. Bu kayıt burada, or formally Bu kayıt buradadır.
How would you express “the record was here” in Turkish?
You’d use the past-tense copula suffix –ydı/–ydi/–ydu/–yü attached to burada: Kayıt buradaydı (“the record was here”).