tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721494896916282668.post2261969418569311920..comments2023-12-06T20:46:39.681-08:00Comments on Language Hopper: -ing adjectives and gerundsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016982249471222093noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721494896916282668.post-18926998984602125942011-05-29T00:14:26.169-07:002011-05-29T00:14:26.169-07:00Hi Rick,
I never had anybody for Turkish conversa...Hi Rick,<br /><br />I never had anybody for Turkish conversation, so I was drilling grammar and vocabulary without using it in practise. My Danish teacher speaks Danish in the lessons and after the lessons I started thinking in Danish. Now I can create Danish thoughts whenever I want. <br /><br />With Turkish grammar it is helpful to blog about it because when you explain it to your readers (who ever might read it) then you yourself internalize it that's why I present so much grammar in my own blog. FasulyeFasulyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760929188490295948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721494896916282668.post-71591916018720483062011-05-28T10:40:30.036-07:002011-05-28T10:40:30.036-07:00Hi Fasulye,
I can sympathize with the trouble in ...Hi Fasulye,<br /><br />I can sympathize with the trouble in speaking Turkish. I had (and still do have!) a lot of trouble with it because of the word order. <br /><br />The only thing that has helped me in that regard is actually speaking it with a native speaker (I have a Skype partner I speak with a couple times a week). I'm finding that with consistent conversation, I'm beginning to get the word order right. It's not even on a thinking level, rather it's more what everyone seems to call "automaticity". It's just starting to fall into place. I'm no longer frustrated with it, at least. <br /><br />These grammar points I'm documenting are what have given me trouble, but I've also found that once I've taken the time to drill them, then USE them in conversation, they're there. And if I ever use them incorrectly, my language partner steps in and reinforces the correct use.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016982249471222093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721494896916282668.post-28835310350312787132011-05-28T10:00:49.398-07:002011-05-28T10:00:49.398-07:00Merhaba!
You might have noticed that I have stopp...Merhaba!<br /><br />You might have noticed that I have stopped with Turkish to enhance my Danish progress. <br /><br />This grammar topic of yours is a repetition for me. I have also learned these ulaç verb forms, but my problem with Turkish was rather that I couldn't think it nor could I speak it. With Danish I have less grammar knowledge, but I am more succesful in using it actively. FasulyeFasulyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760929188490295948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721494896916282668.post-60829541262920106822011-05-26T14:58:10.942-07:002011-05-26T14:58:10.942-07:00Well, the meaning is clear, regardless... I suppos...Well, the meaning is clear, regardless... I suppose I'll leave the discussion over names for parts of speech to our Polish friend. :)yearlyglothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932970980719547584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721494896916282668.post-23667283734978999592011-05-26T11:21:17.064-07:002011-05-26T11:21:17.064-07:00Sorry! Don't mean to give you grammar lessons....Sorry! Don't mean to give you grammar lessons. They're really for me to keep track of what I'm having trouble with and learning. But if you or anybody gets any use out of them, that's cool too (this isn't a formal lesson/course, so it's fair game to use, no?).<br /><br />My writing wasn't all that clear, but I do mean adjective. when attaching -en/-an to a verb stem, the entire word functions as an adjective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016982249471222093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721494896916282668.post-14412141884866755182011-05-26T11:07:10.626-07:002011-05-26T11:07:10.626-07:00Dammit! I'm not supposed to be getting explana...Dammit! I'm not supposed to be getting explanations, but you keep writing about grammar! :) I may have to unsubscribe from your blog for the rest of the year. hahahah<br /><br />Just a note: I think where you say "adjective," you might mean to say "participle."yearlyglothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932970980719547584noreply@blogger.com