Turkish - Russian Dictionary
/bu/
Bu is a Turkish demonstrative word meaning 'this' or 'these'. In Russian, it translates to этот, эта, это, эти, or сей depending on the gender, number, and grammatical role of the noun it modifies or replaces.
| # | Type | Turkish | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determiner | bu the (thing) here | этот |
| 2 | determiner | bu the (thing) here | эта |
| 3 | determiner | bu the (thing) here | это |
| 4 | determiner | bu the (thing) here | эти |
| 5 | determiner | bu the (thing) here | сей dated |
| 6 | pronoun | bu the thing, item, etc. being indicated | это |
| 7 | pronoun | bu the thing, item, etc. being indicated | этот |
| 8 | pronoun | bu the thing, item, etc. being indicated | эта |
| 9 | pronoun | bu the thing, item, etc. being indicated | эти |
| 10 | determiner | bu known (thing) just mentioned | этот |
| 11 | pronoun | bu plural of this | эти |
Bu kitap çok ilginç.
Эта книга очень интересная.
Bu nedir?
Что это?
Bu çocuklar okula gidiyor.
Эти дети идут в школу.
Bu functions as both a determiner (modifying a noun: bu kitap 'this book') and a pronoun (standing alone: bu ne? 'what is this?'). Unlike Russian, Turkish does not mark gender on demonstratives, so gender agreement occurs only in the Russian translation based on the noun's gender.
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