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Questions & Answers about Birkaç soru var.
The lesson is about kaç (how many). Why does this sentence use birkaç?
Birkaç is made by combining bir (one) and kaç (how many). Together, they form a new word meaning "a few" or "several." It is a very common word built directly from the question word you are learning!
Why is it just soru (question) instead of the plural sorular (questions)?
In Turkish, whenever you use a number or a quantity word like birkaç (a few), the noun after it must stay singular. Because birkaç already tells us there is more than one, adding the plural ending -lar to soru is unnecessary and would be grammatically incorrect.
Is birkaç always written as one word?
Yes! Even though it is built from two separate words (bir and kaç), it is always written together as a single word. This is good to memorize early on, as writing them apart is a very common mistake.
Does var mean 'there is' or 'there are' here?
It translates to 'there are' in this sentence, but var actually works for both! Turkish does not have separate words for 'there is' and 'there are'. You just place var at the end of the sentence to state that something exists, whether it is one thing or many.