cep: a pocket for small items

The idea

Cep means pocket. The definite object is cebi and the genitive is cebin: final p becomes b before a vowel. The location form cepte keeps p and adds -te.

Examples

• Cebi anahtar için kontrol ettim.I checked the pocket for the key.
• Cepte sabah küçük bir not buldum.In the morning I found a small note in the pocket.
• Anahtarım bugün cebin içinde duruyor.My key is inside the pocket today.
• Bu cep oldukça derin.This pocket is quite deep.
• Ceketimin cebi delik.The pocket of my jacket has a hole.
• İki cep yan yana.Two pockets are side by side.

Watch out

Write cebi and cebin with b before vowel endings. After voiceless p, use cepte with t for the location.

Try it yourself

1. I checked the pocket for the key. (specific object) ___ anahtar için kontrol ettim.

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   cebi

   cebi: p becomes b before accusative -i.

2. I found a small note in the pocket. (location) ___ küçük bir not buldum.

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   cepte

   cepte: locative -te follows voiceless p.

3. My key is inside the pocket today. (of the pocket) Anahtarım bugün ___ içinde duruyor.

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   cebin

   cebin: p becomes b before genitive -in.

Use it today

Describe what you keep in a pocket and where it is.