Turkish

“Alive” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Alive” (the adjective) is most commonly written as:

Canlı

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(in the context of an animal) “Is it alive?”

Canlı mı?

 
(in the context of an animal) “Can you check if it’s alive?”

Canlı mı, diye kontrol edeceğim.

 
“He is alive!”

O yaşıyor!

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, Yaşıyor means “Living”, the verb. In the above statement, canlı, could have been used, however, yaşıyor is more commonly used given the context.)

 
“The cat is still alive!”

Kedi hala canlı!

 
(in the context of an animal) “Check its pulse to see if it’s alive.”

Canlı olup olmadığını anlamak için nabzını kontrol edin.

 
In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Alive” in Lebanese Arabic

“Alive” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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