Use bulut to describe a cloud and talk about changing weather.

The idea

Bulut means cloud. Bulutlar means clouds; the plural suffix is -lar after the back vowel u. Bulutu marks a specific cloud as the direct object. After a number, use singular bulut: iki bulut.

Examples

  • Koyu bir bulut yaklaşıyor.A dark cloud is approaching.
  • Bulutlar güneşi kapattı.The clouds have covered the sun.
  • Şu bulutu gökyüzünde görüyorum.I see that cloud in the sky.
  • Dağın üstünde iki beyaz bulut var.There are two white clouds above the mountain.
  • Rüzgâr bulutları hareket ettiriyor.The wind is moving the clouds.
  • Bugün gökyüzü bulutlu.The sky is cloudy today.

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Watch out

Do not add the plural ending after a number: say iki bulut, not iki bulutlar. Bulutlu means cloudy and describes the sky or weather.

Try it yourself

  1. Gökyüzündeki ___ güneşi kapattı. (bulutlar / bulutler)

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    bulutlar

    bulutlar: -lar makes the noun plural after its back vowel.

  2. Şu ___ gökyüzünde görüyorum. (bulut)

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    bulutu

    bulutu: the definite cloud is the object of seeing and takes -u.

  3. İki beyaz ___ var. (bulut)

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    bulut

    bulut: a noun after iki remains singular.

Use it today

Describe the clouds you see and say whether the sky is cloudy.