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Does haır and yok have the same meanıng? and where to use yok and where to use haır?
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They are used for answering yes/no questions. Practically, you can use them alternatively. In fact, meanings of these words are a bit different:
HAYIR (=no) X EVET (=yes)
YOK (does not exist) X VAR (=exists)
I believe the nuance between them, is not very important. Mainly, using `Yok` instead of `Hayir` or vice versa is more accurate in some situations. But i really believe that, if you are answering a yes/no question, you can use them alternatively:
- Araban var mı? (=Do you have a car?)
- "Evet, var" or "Evet" or "Var" (=yes, i do)
- "Hayır, yok" or "Hayır" or "Yok" (=no, i don`t)
- Ödevini yaptın mı? (= Did you do your homework?)
- "Evet" or "Evet, yaptım" (=yes, i did)
- "Hayır" or "Hayır, yapmadım" or "Yok, yapmadım" or "Yok"
HAYIR (=no) X EVET (=yes)
YOK (does not exist) X VAR (=exists)
I believe the nuance between them, is not very important. Mainly, using `Yok` instead of `Hayir` or vice versa is more accurate in some situations. But i really believe that, if you are answering a yes/no question, you can use them alternatively:
- Araban var mı? (=Do you have a car?)
- "Evet, var" or "Evet" or "Var" (=yes, i do)
- "Hayır, yok" or "Hayır" or "Yok" (=no, i don`t)
- Ödevini yaptın mı? (= Did you do your homework?)
- "Evet" or "Evet, yaptım" (=yes, i did)
- "Hayır" or "Hayır, yapmadım" or "Yok, yapmadım" or "Yok"
hayır and yok(informal:yo)
hayır:no
there is/are not=yok
have/has not=yok
i havent a car=arabam yok
there arent a book in table=masada bir kitap yok
....
hayır:no
there is/are not=yok
have/has not=yok
i havent a car=arabam yok
there arent a book in table=masada bir kitap yok
....
'Hayır' simply means 'no'.
'Yok' means 'not present' or 'inexistant'.
(as var is 'fee' in arabic, yok is 'ma-feesh')
The word yok can be used instead of 'hayır' but I wouldn't recommend it.
'Yok' means 'not present' or 'inexistant'.
(as var is 'fee' in arabic, yok is 'ma-feesh')
The word yok can be used instead of 'hayır' but I wouldn't recommend it.
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