{"id":627,"date":"2025-01-21T08:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2025-01-21T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:05:32","slug":"var-and-yok-there-is-there-is-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/var-and-yok-there-is-there-is-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering &#8216;Var&#8217; and &#8216;Yok&#8217; (There is\u00a0; There is not)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Turkish, the words <em>var<\/em> and <em>yok<\/em> allow you to express existence and non-existence. These essentials words translate to &#8220;there is&#8221; (<em>var<\/em>) and &#8220;there is not&#8221; (<em>yok<\/em>). Whether you&#8217;re asking questions, stating facts, or describing situations, understanding how to use <em>var<\/em> and <em>yok<\/em> is fundamental. Let\u2019s break it down step by step with examples. <em>Hadi ba\u015flayal\u0131m!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/var-and-yok-there-is-there-is-not\/#Using_Var_There_is_There_are\" >Using Var: There is \/ There are<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/var-and-yok-there-is-there-is-not\/#Using_Yok_There_is_not_There_are_not\" >Using Yok: There is not \/ There are not<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/var-and-yok-there-is-there-is-not\/#The_Expression_%E2%80%9CNe_Var_Ne_Yok%E2%80%9D\" >The Expression &#8220;Ne Var Ne Yok?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/var-and-yok-there-is-there-is-not\/#Daily-Life_Examples_Using_Var_and_Yok\" >Daily-Life Examples Using Var and Yok<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Var_There_is_There_are\"><\/span><strong>Using Var: There is \/ There are<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Var<\/strong><\/em> is used to indicate the presence or existence of something. It is equivalent to &#8220;there is&#8221; or &#8220;there are&#8221; in English and can be applied to singular and plural objects without any changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>[Subject] + var<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: <em>Evde yemek var.<\/em> (There is food at home.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Var m\u0131?<\/strong> (Is there \/ Are there?) To form a question, add <em>m\u0131<\/em> after <em>var<\/em>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: <em>Bug\u00fcn toplant\u0131 var m\u0131?<\/em> (Is there a meeting today?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Odada televizyon <strong>var<\/strong>.<\/em> (There is a TV in the room.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u00c7antada kitaplar <strong>var<\/strong>.<\/em> (There are books in the bag.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Okulda k\u00fct\u00fcphane <strong>var m\u0131<\/strong>?<\/em> (Is there a library at the school?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:32px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#990707;margin:24px 0;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe data-w-type=\"embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/sz8or.mjt.lu\/wgt\/sz8or\/xu9j\/form?c=0e79a5f9\" width=\"100%\" style=\"height: 0;\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/app.mailjet.com\/pas-nc-embedded-v1.js\"><\/script><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Yok_There_is_not_There_are_not\"><\/span><strong>Using Yok: There is not \/ There are not<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Yok<\/strong><\/em> is the opposite of <em>var<\/em> and is used to express the absence or non-existence of something. It translates to &#8220;there is not&#8221; or &#8220;there are not.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>[Subject] + yok<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: <em>Dolapta s\u00fct yok.<\/em> (There is no milk in the fridge.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yok mu?<\/strong> (Isn\u2019t there \/ Aren\u2019t there?) To ask about the absence of something, add <em>mu<\/em> after <em>yok<\/em>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: <em>Parkta \u00e7ocuklar yok mu?<\/em> (Aren\u2019t there children in the park?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Evde elektrik <strong>yok<\/strong>.<\/em> (There is no electricity at home.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u00c7antada defter <strong>yok<\/strong>.<\/em> (There is no notebook in the bag.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Bug\u00fcn ders <strong>yok mu<\/strong>?<\/em> (Isn\u2019t there a class today?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Expression_%E2%80%9CNe_Var_Ne_Yok%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>The Expression &#8220;Ne Var Ne Yok?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common idiomatic expression in Turkish that incorporates both <em>var<\/em> and <em>yok<\/em> is <strong>&#8220;Ne var ne yok?&#8221;<\/strong>, which translates to <strong>&#8220;What&#8217;s up?&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;How\u2019s everything?&#8221;<\/strong> in English. This casual phrase is often used as a friendly greeting to ask how someone is doing or what\u2019s new in their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Ne var?<\/em> = &#8220;What is there?&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ne yok?<\/em> = &#8220;What is not there?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, they create a broad question that loosely means &#8220;What\u2019s going on?&#8221; or &#8220;What\u2019s the news?&#8221;. A greqt way to start a conversation with your friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to respond to &#8220;ne var ne yok&#8221;?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The response can vary depending on the situation. Here are some common examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>\u0130yilik, senden ne haber?<\/em> (Good, what about you?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Her \u015fey yolunda.<\/em> (Everything\u2019s fine.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daily-Life_Examples_Using_Var_and_Yok\"><\/span><strong>Daily-Life Examples Using <em>Var<\/em> and <em>Yok<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a nutshell, here are 15 common sentences using <em>var<\/em>, <em>var m\u0131?<\/em>, <em>yok<\/em>, and <em>yok mu?<\/em> to help you grasp their usage in context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Turkish<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>English<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Masada su var.<\/td><td>There is water on the table.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00fczdanda para var m\u0131?<\/td><td>Is there money in the wallet?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u015eehirde m\u00fcze var.<\/td><td>There is a museum in the city.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evde ekmek var m\u0131?<\/td><td>Is there bread at home?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00c7antada kalemler var.<\/td><td>There are pens in the bag.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arabada yolcu var m\u0131?<\/td><td>Are there passengers in the car?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Masada kalem yok.<\/td><td>There is no pen on the table.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dolapta s\u00fct yok mu?<\/td><td>Isn\u2019t there milk in the fridge?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bug\u00fcn sinema yok.<\/td><td>There is no cinema today.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S\u0131n\u0131fta \u00f6\u011fretmen yok mu?<\/td><td>Isn\u2019t there a teacher in the classroom?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bah\u00e7ede kedi yok.<\/td><td>There is no cat in the garden.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Markette sebzeler yok mu?<\/td><td>Aren\u2019t there vegetables in the market?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Odada kimse yok.<\/td><td>There is no one in the room.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bug\u00fcn trafik yok.<\/td><td>There is no traffic today.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tatilde otelde yer var m\u0131?<\/td><td>Is there space at the hotel during vacation?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that you master <em>var<\/em> and <em>yok<\/em>\u2014a big step in your Turkish learning journey!\u2014 learn the <a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/tabi-tabii-and-tabii-ki-difference\/\">difference between \u2018tabi,\u2019 \u2018tabii,\u2019 and \u2018tabii ki\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/turkishfluent.com\/blog\/var-and-yok-there-is-there-is-not\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Mastering &#8216;Var&#8217; and &#8216;Yok&#8217; (There is\u00a0; There is not)\"><p>Learn how to use &#8220;var&#8221; and &#8220;yok&#8221; in Turkish to express existence and absence (there is ; there is not). 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