Turkish - German Dictionary
/o/
O is a Turkish third-person pronoun and demonstrative that translates to German pronouns like er, sie, es (he, she, it) and demonstratives like jener, jene, jenes (that). Its German equivalent depends on the gender and number of the noun it refers to.
| # | Type | Turkish | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | o subject — inanimate thing | er |
| 2 | pronoun | o subject — inanimate thing | sie |
| 3 | pronoun | o subject — inanimate thing | es |
| 4 | determiner | o what is being indicated | jener |
| 5 | determiner | o what is being indicated | jene |
| 6 | determiner | o what is being indicated | jenes |
| 7 | pronoun | o that thing | jener |
| 8 | pronoun | o that thing | jene |
| 9 | pronoun | o that thing | jenes |
| 10 | pronoun | o personal pronoun "he" | er |
| 11 | pronoun | o person | sie |
| 12 | determiner | o plural of that | jene |
| 13 | pronoun | o third-person singular, of unknown, irrelevant, or non-binary gender | sier |
O kitap çok güzel.
Das Buch ist sehr schön.
Ona bak, o çok mutlu görünüyor.
Schau ihn an, er sieht sehr glücklich aus.
O gün hiç unutmayacağım.
Jenen Tag werde ich niemals vergessen.
Turkish o does not distinguish grammatical gender like German does, so the correct German form (er, sie, es) must be chosen based on the gender of the noun being referenced. When o points to something already mentioned or visible, it functions more like a demonstrative (that); context determines whether it feels more like a personal pronoun or demonstrative in German.
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