Breakdown of O resimler güzel, bu defterler yeni.
bu
this
o
that / he / she / it
güzel
beautiful / nice / good
yeni
new
resim
picture
defter
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Questions & Answers about O resimler güzel, bu defterler yeni.
Why is it o and bu instead of onlar (those) and bunlar (these)?
In Turkish, when pointing words like o (that) and bu (this) are placed right before a noun to describe it, they must stay in their singular form. You say o resimler (literally "that pictures"), not onlar resimler. You only use onlar or bunlar when they replace the noun entirely.
How do we know to use -ler for both resimler and defterler?
Turkish uses 2-way vowel harmony for plurals, meaning the suffix is either -ler or -lar depending on the last vowel of the word. Both resim (last vowel 'i') and defter (last vowel 'e') have a front vowel. Front vowels (e, i, ö, ü) always take -ler.
Since the pictures are plural, why doesn't the adjective güzel become güzeller?
Adjectives in Turkish do not change to match the noun they describe. Whether the noun is singular or plural, the adjective stays exactly the same. So, it is always just güzel and yeni.
Where is the word for "are" in this sentence?
Turkish does not have a standalone word for "am", "is", or "are". In simple descriptive sentences like this, the "to be" meaning is just understood from the context. You simply state the noun and then its adjective.
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