Uncountable Nouns
(Sayılamayan İsimler)
Sayılamayan isimler, rakamlarla ifade edemeyeceğimiz, sayamayacağımız isimlerdir. Bu isimlerin çoğul biçimi yoktur ve tekil fiil ile kullanılırlar. A / an, one, five gibi adet ifade eden sözcükleri bu isimlerle kullanamayız. Ancak, some, any, a lot of gibi miktar belirten sözcüklerle kullanabiliriz.
· Our furniture was bought from the flee market
· The scenery along the Bosphorus is magnificent.
Sayılamaz isimleri değişik şekilde gruplandırabiliriz:
A - Benzeri maddelerden yapılmış bir grubu içine alan isimler
Bu gruptaki isimler, birbirine benzer nesnelerden oluşan grup isimleridir. Genellikle, bütün grubu ifade eden isim sayılamaz (uncountable) grubu oluştururken, tek tek parçalar ise sayılabilir (countable) olur.
· Our furniture was bought from the flee market
· The scenery along the Bosphorus is magnificent.
Sayılamaz isimleri değişik şekilde gruplandırabiliriz:
A - Benzeri maddelerden yapılmış bir grubu içine alan isimler
Bu gruptaki isimler, birbirine benzer nesnelerden oluşan grup isimleridir. Genellikle, bütün grubu ifade eden isim sayılamaz (uncountable) grubu oluştururken, tek tek parçalar ise sayılabilir (countable) olur.
baggage | luggage | clothing |
fruit | furniture | jewellery |
equipment | machinery | postage |
traffic | ammunition | money, etc. |
“Furniture” bütün olarak bie grubu ifade etiği için sayılmaz (uncountable). Ancak, chair, armchair, sofa, table, etc. gibi isimler bu gurbu oluşturan tek tek parçalar oduğundan dolay sayılabilir( countable) Benzeri gruplamayı aşağıdaki şekilde ifade edebiliriz.
fruit (uncountable ) – genel olarak bütün meyveler
apple, orange, pear, peach, apricot, etc.(countable) – tek tek sayılabilir
jewellery (uncountable) – genel olarak bütün mücevherat
ring, bracelet, necklace, earrings, etc. (countable) – tek tek sayılabilir
ammunition (uncountable) – genel olarak bütün mühimmat –ateşli silahlar
pistol, rifle, gun, etc. (countable) etc. – tek tek sayılabilir
B - Maddeler
Katı (solids): meat, cheese, butter, bread, ice, glass, iron, silver, gold, etc.
Sıvı (fluids): water, milk, beer, wine, soup, blood, oil, etc.
Gaz (Gases): pollution, air, steam, oxygen, etc.
Zerrecik halinde olanlar(Particles): salt, sugar, pepper, rice, wheat, corn, flour, dirt, dust, sand, etc.
C - oyunlar / eğlence isimleri
fruit (uncountable ) – genel olarak bütün meyveler
apple, orange, pear, peach, apricot, etc.(countable) – tek tek sayılabilir
jewellery (uncountable) – genel olarak bütün mücevherat
ring, bracelet, necklace, earrings, etc. (countable) – tek tek sayılabilir
ammunition (uncountable) – genel olarak bütün mühimmat –ateşli silahlar
pistol, rifle, gun, etc. (countable) etc. – tek tek sayılabilir
B - Maddeler
Katı (solids): meat, cheese, butter, bread, ice, glass, iron, silver, gold, etc.
Sıvı (fluids): water, milk, beer, wine, soup, blood, oil, etc.
Gaz (Gases): pollution, air, steam, oxygen, etc.
Zerrecik halinde olanlar(Particles): salt, sugar, pepper, rice, wheat, corn, flour, dirt, dust, sand, etc.
C - oyunlar / eğlence isimleri
| chess | tennis | football |
| jogging | archery | darts |
| bridge | aerobics. etc. | |
D - Gerunds: fiilimsiler
| swimming | diving | running |
| cooking | fighting | speaking |
| dancing | clubbing, etc. | |
E - Bilimsel konular / Dersler / Meslek alanları
| Biology | History | English |
| Medicine | Psychology | Chemistry, etc. |
F - Diller
G - Doğada meydana gelen olaylar
| Turkish | French | Literature |
| German | Portuguese | Latin, etc. |
| dew | fog | hail |
| heat | humidity | weather |
| lightning | rain | snow |
| thunder | sunshine | gravity, etc. |
H - Soyut İsimler
Pek çok soyut isim uncountable olarak kabul edilir.
Pek çok soyut isim uncountable olarak kabul edilir.
advice | anger | assistance |
courage | education | employment |
health | help | honesty |
intelligence | information | knowledge |
laughter | luck | peace |
poetry | significance | truth |
violence | homework | time |
energy | news | vocabulary, etc. |
Sayılmayan isimlerin her zaman tekil olarak kullanıldığını söylemiştik, ancak bazı sayılamayan isimlere “birim” vererek onları çoğul yapabiliriz.
· A good knowledge of mathematics is needed to study engineering
· A few pieces of advice / information are still needed
· Two pieces of baggage haven’t been arrived yet
· Some items of luggage were lost after the accident.
· Several articles of furniture are going to be bought when we move to the new flat.
Ancak kullanacağımız birim miktar belirtiyorsa sayılamaz olur.
· A great deal of rubbish was lying on the floor.
· A little furniture has disappeared when our house was broken into.
· A lot of money was collected through charity donation.
· Lots of clothing was found in the inn.
· A good knowledge of mathematics is needed to study engineering
· A few pieces of advice / information are still needed
· Two pieces of baggage haven’t been arrived yet
· Some items of luggage were lost after the accident.
· Several articles of furniture are going to be bought when we move to the new flat.
Ancak kullanacağımız birim miktar belirtiyorsa sayılamaz olur.
· A great deal of rubbish was lying on the floor.
· A little furniture has disappeared when our house was broken into.
· A lot of money was collected through charity donation.
· Lots of clothing was found in the inn.
