Word
Sen hastasın.
Meaning
You are sick.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Sen hastasın.
Do I always have to use Sen at the beginning?
No, you can just say Hastasın. The suffix -sın already means 'you are', so the pronoun Sen is optional. Turkish speakers often leave it out unless they want to emphasize that you are the one who is sick.
Why does hasta take the suffix -sın instead of -sin?
This is because of 4-way vowel harmony. The last vowel in hasta is a. According to the rules, if a word's last vowel is a or ı, the suffix must use an ı. Therefore, it becomes hastasın.
Why isn't there a buffer letter y in hastasın like there is in hastayım (I am sick)?
The suffix for 'you are' (-sın) starts with a consonant, so it can attach directly to hasta without any issues. The suffix for 'I am' (-ım) starts with a vowel, so when attaching it to a word ending in a vowel like hasta, you need the buffer letter y to separate them.
Can I use this sentence to say 'you are sick' to a group of people?