VAR, YOK

VAR, YOK [ there is(n’t) / are(n’t), not to have (got) ]
The words ‘var’ and ‘yok’ are always followed by the verb ‘to be’ which may be omitted in the present tense.
Var: extant, in the existence.
Yok: non-ectant, not existence.
# These words have two principle uses:
1. There first function is to express possession.
· (benim) bir arabam var(dır).
I have (got) a car.
· (onun) bir kız arkadaşı vardı.
He had a girl-friend.
· Hiç paran(ız) var mı(dır)?
Have you got any money?
2. Their second function is to express the English ‘there is / are (not)’
· Masanın üstünde bir kitap var(dır).
There is a book on the table.
· Orada hiç okul yok(tur).
There aren’t any schools there.
· Başka seçenek(ler) var mı(dır)?
Are there any alternatives.

A BASİC PATTERN TO MAKE A PHRASE

# The article in Turkish is “bir” (a, an)
bir ev (a house)
bir kız (a girl)
bir çocuk (a child)
*HOW(Nasıl) +Article+noun
Questions:
Nasıl bir ev(dir*)? = (What kind of a house?)
Nasıl bir kızdır? = (What kind of a girl?)
Nasıl bir çocuktur? = (What kind of a child?)
*This suffix is the auxiliary verb (like “am/is/are” in english) for the third person singular.

Answers (Adjective+article+noun)
Güzel bir ev = ( a pretty house)
Çirkin bir kız = ( an ugly girl)
İyi bir çocuk = ( a good child)