Use a ruler to measure a length or draw a straight line.

The idea

Cetvel means a ruler. The definite object is cetveli; cetvelle or cetvel ile means “with a ruler”. Cetvelim means “my ruler”.

Examples

  • Cetveli sabah masaya koydum.I put the ruler on the table in the morning.
  • Cetvelle deftere düz bir çizgi çizdim.I drew a straight line in the notebook with a ruler.
  • Cetvelim çantanın küçük gözünde.My ruler is in the small compartment of the bag.
  • Bu cetvel otuz santimetre uzunluğunda.This ruler is thirty centimetres long.
  • Öğretmen sınıfa iki cetvel getirdi.The teacher brought two rulers to class.
  • Cetvelin üzerindeki sayılar kolay okunuyor.The numbers on the ruler are easy to read.

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Watch out

The spelling cetvelle has two consecutive l letters: one belongs to the noun and the other starts the suffix.

Try it yourself

  1. I put the ruler on the table. (specific object) ___ masaya koydum.

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    cetveli

    cetveli: the specific object takes accusative -i.

  2. I drew a straight line with a ruler. (instrument, ile) ___ düz bir çizgi çizdim.

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    cetvelle / cetvel ile

    cetvelle or cetvel ile: both express the instrument used.

  3. My ruler is in the bag. (my ruler) ___ çantanın içinde.

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    cetvelim

    cetvelim: the possessive -im means “my ruler”.

Use it today

Describe where your ruler is and what you draw with it.