çimen: grass in a park or garden

The idea

Çimen means grass or lawn. Çimene marks the recipient in “give water to the grass”, çimende marks a place on the grass, and çimeni marks the specific grass affected.

Examples

• Çimene sabah biraz su verdik.We gave the grass some water in the morning.
• Çimende çocuklar top oynuyor.The children are playing ball on the grass.
• Yağmur çimeni dün ıslattı.The rain wet the grass yesterday.
• Çimen baharda çok yeşil.The grass is very green in spring.
• Çimenin üzerinde bir top var.There is a ball on the grass.
• Çimenden dikkatle geçtik.We walked carefully across the grass.

Watch out

Do not confuse çimene with çimende: watering uses the recipient form, while playing on the grass uses the location form.

Try it yourself

1. We gave the grass some water. (recipient) ___ biraz su verdik.

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   çimene

   çimene: dative -e marks what receives the water.

2. The children are playing ball on the grass. (location) Çocuklar ___ top oynuyor.

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   çimende

   çimende: locative -de marks the place of play.

3. The rain wet the grass yesterday. (specific object) Yağmur ___ dün ıslattı.

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   çimeni

   çimeni: accusative -i marks the specific grass affected.

Use it today

Describe grass in a garden and an activity on it.