Use dikkatli to describe a careful person or action.

The idea

Dikkatli sürücü means careful driver; dikkatli okuyun means read carefully.

Examples

  • Lütfen dikkatli olun.Please be careful.
  • Dikkatli bir sürücü yavaşlıyor.A careful driver slows down.
  • Merdivende dikkatli yürüyoruz.We walk carefully on the stairs.
  • Soruları dikkatli okuyun.Read the questions carefully.
  • Bu konuda dikkatli olmalıyız.We should be careful about this matter.
  • Dikkatli değil, dikkatsiz davranıyor.They are not being careful; they are acting carelessly.

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Watch out

Before a verb, dikkatli can describe how an action is done; no extra adverb ending is needed.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Merdiven kaygan; yavaş ve ___ yürüyün. (dikkatli / dikkatsiz)

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    dikkatli

    Dikkatli fits careful walking on slippery stairs.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Soruyu hiç okumadan cevaplıyor; dikkatli ___. (değil / mi)

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    değil

    Değil negates carefulness when a question is not read.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Lütfen soruları acele etmeden ___ okuyun. (dikkatli / dikkatsiz)

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    dikkatli

    Dikkatli describes reading with attention.

Use it today

Describe careful actions and negate the adjective.