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-mayıp / -meyip, -madığı / mediği li yan cümleler

93 [ninety-three]

Subordinate clauses: if

Subordinate clauses: if

93 [doksan üç]

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-mayıp / -meyip, -madığı / mediği li yan cümleler

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I don’t know if he loves me. Be-- s---- s---------- b---------. Beni sevip sevmediğini bilmiyorum. 0 +
I don’t know if he’ll come back. Ge-- d---- d------------ b---------. Geri dönüp dönmeyeceğini bilmiyorum. 0 +
I don’t know if he’ll call me. Be-- a----- a------------ b---------. Beni arayıp aramayacağını bilmiyorum. 0 +
     
Maybe he doesn’t love me? Ac--- b--- s------ m-? Acaba beni seviyor mu? 0 +
Maybe he won’t come back? Ac--- g--- g------ m-? Acaba geri gelecek mi? 0 +
Maybe he won’t call me? Ac--- b--- t------ e----- m-? Acaba bana telefon edecek mi? 0 +
     
I wonder if he thinks about me. On-- b--- d------ d------------ k------ s--------. Onun beni düşünüp düşünmediğini kendime soruyorum. 0 +
I wonder if he has someone else. On-- h-------- b---- b--- o--- o--------- k------ s--------. Onun hayatında başka biri olup olmadığını kendime soruyorum. 0 +
I wonder if he lies. On-- y---- s------- s------------ k------ s--------. Onun yalan söyleyip söylemediğini kendime soruyorum. 0 +
     
Maybe he thinks of me? Ac--- o (e----) b--- d-------- m-? Acaba o (erkek) beni düşünüyor mu? 0 +
Maybe he has someone else? Ac--- o--- b---- b-- s------ v-- m-? Acaba onun başka bir sevdiği var mı? 0 +
Maybe he tells me the truth? Ac--- o (e----) d------ s------- m-? Acaba o (erkek) doğruyu söylüyor mu? 0 +
     
I doubt whether he really likes me. On-- b----- g-------- h------------- ş---- e-------. Onun benden gerçekten hoşlandığından şüphe ediyorum. 0 +
I doubt whether he’ll write to me. On-- b--- y----------- ş---- e-------. Onun bana yazacağından şüphe ediyorum. 0 +
I doubt whether he’ll marry me. On-- b------ e------------- ş---- e-------. Onun benimle evleneceğinden şüphe ediyorum. 0 +
     
Does he really like me? Ac--- o b----- g-------- h--------- m-? Acaba o benden gerçekten hoşlanıyor mu? 0 +
Will he write to me? Ac--- o b--- y------ m-? Acaba o bana yazacak mı? 0 +
Will he marry me? Ac--- o b------ e-------- m-? Acaba o benimle evlenecek mi? 0 +
     

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How does the brain learn grammar?

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