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The literal translation would be: In Mecidiyeköy, there are three things my buying needed.Breakdown of Mecidiyeköy'de almam gereken üç tane şey var.
şey
thing
almak
to buy
tane
piece, grain
var
there is, there are
gerekmek
to require, to be necessary, to be needed
This is a peculiar verb in Turkish. It takes no passive suffix, yet it conveys the meaning of one. It is mostly used with a nominalized verb. For example:
Çıkmanız gerekiyor. Literally: 'Your leaving is necesary/is required.'
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Turkish uses vowel harmony, meaning the vowels in suffixes change to match the last vowel of the word. Turkish vowels are divided into front (e, i, ö, ü) and back (a, ı, o, u) groups. Suffixes will use front or back vowels to harmonize with the root word.
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