kar: snow in winter

The idea

Kar means snow. The definite object is karı, the location form karda, and karın links snow to its surface in karın üstünde. A different word, kâr, means profit.

Examples

• Karı sabah kapının önünden temizledik.We cleared the snow from in front of the door in the morning.
• Çocuklar karda neşeyle oynuyor.The children are playing happily in the snow.
• Karın üstünde sabah izler gördük.In the morning we saw tracks on the snow.
• Bu kar çok yumuşak.This snow is very soft.
• Karın rengi bembeyaz.The colour of the snow is pure white.
• Gece boyunca kar yağdı.Snow fell throughout the night.

Watch out

Keep the meanings and spelling distinct: kar is snow and kâr is profit. Use karda for a place in snow and karı for the snow cleared.

Try it yourself

1. We cleared the snow from in front of the door. (specific object) ___ kapının önünden temizledik.

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   karı

   karı: accusative -ı marks the specific snow cleared.

2. The children are playing happily in the snow. (location) Çocuklar ___ neşeyle oynuyor.

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   karda

   karda: locative -da marks the place of play.

3. We saw tracks on the snow. (of the snow) ___ üstünde izler gördük.

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   karın

   karın: genitive -ın links the snow to its surface.

Use it today

Describe snow outside and what you can see on it.