Learn Turkish: On bir çocuk mutlu. - Eleven children are happy.

On bir çocuk mutlu.

Eleven children are happy.

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Questions & Answers about On bir çocuk mutlu.

How do we build the number eleven in this sentence?

In Turkish, you just put the word for ten (on) and the word for one (bir) together to make on bir. This works for all numbers from 11 to 19, and they are always written as two separate words.

Since there are eleven children, shouldn't it be the plural form çocuklar?

No, and this is a very important rule! In Turkish, whenever you put a number before a noun, the noun must stay singular. Because on bir already tells us there is more than one, making çocuk plural is unnecessary.

How does mutlu translate to "are happy" if there is no verb here?

In Turkish, you don't always need a separate word for "is" or "are." When you put an adjective like mutlu (happy) at the end of a sentence like this, the "are" is automatically understood.