Someone: biri
Biri (someone) points at an unnamed person. It behaves like a noun and pairs naturally with var.
| There is someone in the house. | Evde biri var. |
| Someone is coming. | Biri geliyor. |
Only: sadece
Sadece (only, just) goes right before the thing it limits.
| I only want water. | Sadece su istiyorum. |
| There is only a cat in the house. | Evde sadece bir kedi var. |
Supposing with sanmak
Sanmak (to suppose, to assume) makes a weaker claim than düşünmek (to think): you sanmak something you are not sure of. In the present it conjugates with -ıyor, just like the verbs you know.
| What do you suppose? | Sen ne sanıyorsun? |
| I suppose so. | Ben öyle sanıyorum. |
Like This, Like That: böyle and öyle
This close pair describes manner, and the difference is distance — the same near/far logic as bu and o:
| Word | Meaning | Points to |
|---|---|---|
| böyle | like this | something here, something I am showing |
| öyle | like that | something there, or what was just said |
Öyle bir şey literally means "such a thing":
| There is no such thing. | Öyle bir şey yok. |
| I want a house like this. | Böyle bir ev istiyorum. |
| Don't do it like this. | Böyle yapma. |
Always: hep
Hep (always, all the time) sits before the verb or the predicate.
| He is always at home. | O hep evde. |
| The man is always drinking tea. | Adam hep çay içiyor. |
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