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Turkish Demonstrative Pronouns

Turkish uses three main demonstrative pronouns:

• Bu: This (near the speaker)
• Şu: That (near the listener)
• O: That (far from both speaker and listener)

Usage

1. As pronouns:

   • Bu güzel. (This is beautiful.)
   • Şu ilginç. (That is interesting.)
   • O büyük. (That is big.)

2. As adjectives:

   • Bu kitap (This book)
   • Şu araba (That car)
   • O ev (That house)

Plurals

Turkish demonstrative pronouns have plural forms:

• Bunlar (These)
• Şunlar (Those - near)
• Onlar (Those - far)

Case Suffixes

Demonstrative pronouns can take case suffixes:

• Bunu (This - accusative)
• Şuna (To that - dative)
• Ondan (From that - ablative)

Formal vs. Informal

Unlike some languages, Turkish doesn't distinguish between formal and informal demonstrative pronouns.

Demonstrative Adverbs

Related to demonstrative pronouns are demonstrative adverbs:

• Burada (Here)
• Şurada (There - near)
• Orada (There - far)