Questions & Answers about Masada süt ve kahve var.
Why is var at the very end of the sentence?
In Turkish, words of existence like var (there is/are) usually go at the very end of the sentence. The typical order for these types of sentences is Location + Subject + var. So literally, this sentence is structured as 'On the table milk and coffee there is.'
What does the -da at the end of masada do?
The suffix -da is the locative case suffix. It tells us where something is, acting like the English words 'in', 'on', or 'at'. Since masa means 'table', adding -da turns it into 'on the table'.
Since there are two things (milk and coffee), shouldn't we use a plural form of var?
No, var never changes form to become plural. It translates to both 'there is' and 'there are'. Whether you are talking about one single item or multiple things, you will always just use var.
Why is there no word for 'some' before milk and coffee?
In Turkish, uncountable nouns like süt (milk) and kahve (coffee) don't need a word for 'some' when you are just stating that they exist. You simply use the plain noun right before var.
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