Breakdown of Aynı gün birtakım isimsiz mesajlar aldık, bu sadece bir rastlantı mı?
bu
this
bir
a / an
almak
to take, to buy
gün
day
mesaj
message
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
sadece
only, just
aynı
same
birtakım
a number of / certain
isimsiz
anonymous / unnamed (nameless, unsigned)
rastlantı
coincidence
Questions & Answers about Aynı gün birtakım isimsiz mesajlar aldık, bu sadece bir rastlantı mı?
Why is mesajlar plural after birtakım? Doesn't bir usually require a singular noun?
Normally, yes. Numbers and quantity words are usually followed by singular nouns in Turkish. However, the single word birtakım (meaning 'a number of' or 'certain') is a major exception. It behaves like bazı (some) and requires a plural noun. This is why we see birtakım ... mesajlar.
Would the meaning change if I wrote bir takım as two separate words?
Yes, completely! Written as two words, bir takım literally means 'one team' or 'one set' and takes a singular noun (for example, bir takım elbise for 'a suit'). The single word birtakım is a vague determiner meaning 'a number of'.
Why doesn't Aynı gün have the locative suffix -de to say 'on the same day'?
Time expressions that pinpoint a specific day, week, or year (like aynı gün, o gün, gelecek yıl) generally do not need the locative suffix -da/-de to mean 'on' or 'in'. Using Aynı gün by itself is the standard and most natural way to say 'On the same day'.
I see isim in isimsiz. Is this the standard way to say 'anonymous'?
Yes! By adding the 'without' suffix -siz to isim (name), you get isimsiz (literally 'nameless'). This is the most common and natural way to translate 'anonymous' in Turkish.
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