Breakdown of Naylon çanta yerine bez çanta alayım.
çanta
bag
almak
to take, to buy
yerine
instead of
naylon
nylon
Questions & Answers about Naylon çanta yerine bez çanta alayım.
How does the word yerine mean 'instead of'?
Yerine comes from the word yer, which means 'place'. With its suffixes, it literally translates to 'to its place'. So, naylon çanta yerine literally means 'to the place of a nylon bag', which translates perfectly as 'instead of a nylon bag' in English.
Does yerine always come after the thing being replaced?
Yes. In Turkish, postpositions do the job of English prepositions, but they always come right after the word they link to. While English says 'instead of [X]', Turkish says '[X] instead' ([X] yerine).
Why isn't it naylon çantası? Don't we usually add a suffix when putting two nouns together?
Normally, yes! If it were a regular noun combination like 'school bag', it would be okul çantası. However, when the first word describes the material something is made of (like naylon for nylon, or bez for cloth), Turkish treats it just like an adjective. You don't add any extra suffix to the second word, which is why we just say naylon çanta and bez çanta.
What verb form is used in alayım?