Word
Tatlıların bazıları çok lezzetli ama birkaçı kötü.
Meaning
Some of the desserts are very delicious, but a few of them are bad.
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Questions & Answers about Tatlıların bazıları çok lezzetli ama birkaçı kötü.
What is the difference between bazı tatlılar and tatlıların bazıları?
Bazı tatlılar means "some desserts" in general. Tatlıların bazıları uses the genitive-possessive structure to mean "some OF the desserts". The -ın on tatlılar acts like "of", linking a specific group of desserts to the pronoun bazıları.
Why does bazı become bazıları here?
The -ları is a possessive suffix meaning "their". When we say tatlıların bazıları, we are literally saying "the desserts' some" or "their some". This is how Turkish expresses "some of them".
Why is it birkaçı instead of birkaçları?
Most indefinite pronouns that express quantity, like birkaç (a few) or çok (most), take the singular possessive suffix -ı or -u to mean "of them" (birkaçı, çoğu). Bazı is a common exception that takes the plural -ları (bazıları).
Where is the verb for "are" in this sentence?
In Turkish, the present tense forms of "to be" for the third person ("is" or "are") are usually invisible. You don't need a separate verb word after lezzetli (delicious) or kötü (bad). The "are" is naturally understood from the context.