You will say that someone or something is there, and talk about everyone or everything.
The idea
Biri (or birisi) means someone, bir şey something, herkes everyone and her şey everything: Biri geldi, Herkes geldi, Her şey hazır. Bazı means some and usually stands before a plural noun (bazı öğrenciler); bazıları means some of them. Before a noun, her means every, and the noun stays singular: her gün.
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| biri / birisi | Biri geldi. |
| bir şey | Bir şey duydum. |
| herkes | Herkes geldi. |
| her şey | Her şey tamam. |
| her gün | her sabah, her akşam |
| bazı öğrenciler | bazıları gelmedi |
Examples
- Biri kapıyı çalıyor.Someone is knocking on the door.
- Herkes bahçede oturuyor.Everyone is sitting in the garden.Herkes counts as singular, so the verb is usually third person singular: oturuyor.
- Mutfakta bir şey yanıyor.Something is burning in the kitchen.
- Her şey hazır.Everything is ready.Her şey is two words with a space; herşey is a spelling error.
- Her sabah çay içiyorum.I drink tea every morning.After her the noun stays singular: her sabah, not her sabahlar.
- Bazı öğrenciler erken geliyor.Some students arrive early.
- Bazıları çay istiyor, bazıları kahve.Some want tea, others coffee.Bazıları means some of them; in the second half the verb is left out because it repeats.
- Herkese merhaba dedim.I said hello to everyone.Herkes takes case endings like a noun: herkese, herkesi, herkesle.
- Birisi seni arıyor.Someone is looking for you.
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Watch out
Write her şey and bir şey as two words, never herşey. Do not put a plural after her (her günler is wrong, say her gün). Hiçbir şey and kimse need a negative verb and belong to the lesson on negative words.
Try it yourself
Fill the gap: Someone is knocking on the door.
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biri / birisi
biri: the word stands for an unnamed person and acts as the subject, so no noun is needed; birisi is the same word in a longer form.
Fill the gap: Everything is ready.
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şey
şey: her şey means everything, and şey is a separate word, not glued to her.
Fill the gap with the word for everyone: Everyone is at home.
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herkes
herkes: this is the word for all people, while her şey is only for things.
Fill the gap with gün (day), singular: I walk to school every day.
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gün
gün: after her the noun stays singular, because her already means each one on its own.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Fill the gap: Someone is knocking on the door.
Fill the gap: Everything is ready.
Fill the gap with the word for everyone: Everyone is at home.
Fill the gap with gün (day), singular: I walk to school every day.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write four sentences about your home: one with someone or something, one with everyone, one with everything and one with her and a noun. Check that her şey is two words and that the noun after her is singular.