Turkish - French Dictionary
/o/
O is a Turkish pronoun and determiner meaning 'he', 'she', 'it', or 'that' depending on context. In French, it translates to il, elle, ce, ça, cela, or cet depending on the grammatical function and the noun it refers to.
| # | Type | Turkish | French |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | o subject — inanimate thing | il |
| 2 | pronoun | o subject — inanimate thing | elle |
| 3 | pronoun | o subject — inanimate thing | ce |
| 4 | pronoun | o subject — inanimate thing | ça |
| 5 | determiner | o what is being indicated | ce |
| 6 | determiner | o what is being indicated | cet |
| 7 | determiner | o what is being indicated | cette |
| 8 | pronoun | o that thing | ça |
| 9 | pronoun | o that thing | cela |
| 10 | pronoun | o personal pronoun "he" | il |
| 11 | pronoun | o person | elle |
| 12 | determiner | o plural of that | ces |
| 13 | noun | o name of the letter O, o | o |
O kitap çok güzel.
Ce livre est très beau.
O nerede?
Où est-il?
Onu gördün mü?
L'as-tu vu?
Turkish o does not distinguish grammatical gender the way French does, so French translations vary: use il for masculine inanimates, elle for feminine inanimates, and ce/cet/cette for demonstrative use. In rapid speech, ça is more common than cela for the 'that thing' sense.
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