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In Turkish, **nouns following a number are always singular.** For example, "three cars" translates literally as "three car" (**üç araba**).

### Asking "How many?"

To ask "how many", use the question word **kaç**. The noun following **kaç** also remains singular.

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### Numbers 1 to 10

Here are the numbers from one to ten:

| Number | Turkish |
|---|---|
| 1 | bir |
| 2 | iki |
| 3 | üç |
| 4 | dört |
| 5 | beş |
| 6 | altı |
| 7 | yedi |
| 8 | sekiz |
| 9 | dokuz |
| 10 | on |

Notice how the nouns in these examples never take a plural suffix:

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Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

First person plural optative (-(y)AlIm)

Question	Answer
how many	kaç
How many students are tired?	Kaç öğrenci yorgun?
two	iki
Two students are tired.	İki öğrenci yorgun.
three	üç
We are three doctors, you are two engineers.	Biz üç doktoruz, siz iki mühendissiniz.
These three cars are very cheap.	Bu üç araba çok ucuz.
four	dört
Those four women are married.	Şu dört kadın evli.
Those four women are not married.	O dört kadın evli değil.
How many nurses are sick?	Kaç hemşire hasta?
five	beş
six	altı
Five nurses are sick, six police officers are ready.	Beş hemşire hasta, altı polis hazır.
Five children are happy, six children are sad.	Beş çocuk mutlu, altı çocuk üzgün.
seven	yedi
These seven babies are hungry.	Bu yedi bebek aç.
eight	sekiz
Seven birds are full, eight cats are hungry.	Yedi kuş tok, sekiz kedi aç.
Eight engineers are not rich.	Sekiz mühendis zengin değil.
nine	dokuz
ten	on
Nine trees are short, ten trees are tall.	Dokuz ağaç kısa, on ağaç uzun.
Those nine notebooks are new.	Şu dokuz defter yeni.
Ten flowers are very beautiful.	On çiçek çok güzel.
zero	sıfır
Is this a zero or a nine?	Bu sıfır mı, dokuz mu?
No, that is not a zero, it is a nine.	Hayır, o sıfır değil, dokuz.