Prepare a small fruit plate and tell a seller how many strawberries or how much by weight you want.
The idea
Çilek means strawberry. The final k becomes ğ before a vowel: çileği for a specific object and çileğe for something receiving an addition. It stays k in çilekler. Say üç çilek and yarım kilo çilek.
Examples
- Bu çilek biraz ekşi.This strawberry is a little sour.
- Çileği dikkatle ikiye kesiyorum.I am carefully cutting the strawberry in half.
- Tabağa üç çilek koyuyorum.I am putting three strawberries on the plate.
- Çilekler küçük bir kutuda.The strawberries are in a small box.
- Çileğe biraz yoğurt ekliyorum.I am adding a little yogurt to the strawberry.
- Yarım kilo çilek istiyorum.I would like half a kilo of strawberries.
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Watch out
The word çilek can describe one berry or an amount of the fruit. Do not add -ler immediately after a number in üç çilek.
Try it yourself
Use the specified object form. çilek ___ dikkatle ikiye kesiyorum.
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çileği
çileği: k changes to ğ before the object ending -i.
Use the dative form. çilek ___ biraz yoğurt ekliyorum.
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çileğe
çileğe: the addition goes to the strawberry, using dative -e and k → ğ.
Keep the noun singular after the number. çilek Tabağa üç ___ koyuyorum.
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çilek
çilek: after üç, the noun stays singular.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Use the specified object form. çilek ___ dikkatle ikiye kesiyorum.
Use the dative form. çilek ___ biraz yoğurt ekliyorum.
Keep the noun singular after the number. çilek Tabağa üç ___ koyuyorum.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a strawberry’s taste and write how many you are putting on a plate.