A bird can sit quietly on a branch in the wind.

The idea

Dal means branch. The definite object is dalı, the location form is dalda, and the genitive dalın links the branch to a part, as in dalın ucu.

Examples

  • Dalı dikkatle yerden aldım.I carefully picked up the branch from the ground.
  • Kuş dalda sessizce bekliyor.The bird waits quietly on the branch.
  • Dal rüzgârda yavaşça sallanıyor.The branch sways slowly in the wind.
  • Bu dal çok ince.This branch is very thin.
  • Dalın ucunda bir yaprak var.There is a leaf at the end of the branch.
  • İki dal yere düşmüş.Two branches have fallen to the ground.

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Watch out

Do not confuse dalda “on the branch” with dalı as a specific object. Dalın can also mean “your branch”; the following noun clarifies the relationship.

Try it yourself

  1. I picked up the branch from the ground. (specific object) ___ yerden aldım.

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    dalı

    dalı: the definite object takes accusative -ı.

  2. The bird waits quietly on the branch. (location) Kuş ___ sessizce bekliyor.

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    dalda

    dalda: locative -da indicates the place on the branch.

  3. There is a leaf at the end of the branch. (of the branch) ___ ucunda bir yaprak var.

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    dalın

    dalın: genitive -ın links the branch to its end.

Use it today

Describe a branch and what is sitting or growing on it.