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.