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		mda on May 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I learned Hungarian late in life (2011) "Bende elma var" sounds a bit odd to say "I have an apple" in Turkish, Possibly more natural is "Bir elmam var". or "Benim bir elmam var"

egeozcan on May 12, 2022 [–]

That's correct but depends on the context and the point still stands luckily. Two types of possesives and my example is like dative in a way.

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