kazma: a pickaxe for hard ground

The idea

Kazma means pickaxe. The definite object is kazmayı; kazmayla or kazma ile means “with a pickaxe”. In kazmanın sapı, the genitive links the tool to its handle.

Examples

• Kazmayı işten sonra temizledim.I cleaned the pickaxe after work.
• İşçi kazmayla sert toprağı gevşetti.The worker loosened the hard soil with a pickaxe.
• Kazmam kulübenin arkasında duruyor.My pickaxe is behind the shed.
• Bu kazmanın sapı ahşap.This pickaxe has a wooden handle.
• Kazmanın ucu çok sivri.The tip of the pickaxe is very sharp.
• İki kazma alet kutusunun yanında.Two pickaxes are beside the toolbox.

Watch out

Use linking y in kazmayı and kazmayla, and linking n in kazmanın. Context also distinguishes the noun from the command kazma, “do not dig”.

Try it yourself

1. I cleaned the pickaxe after work. (specific object) ___ işten sonra temizledim.

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   kazmayı

   kazmayı: linking y precedes the accusative -ı.

2. The worker loosened the hard soil with a pickaxe. (instrument, ile) İşçi ___ sert toprağı gevşetti.

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   kazmayla / kazma ile

   kazmayla or kazma ile: both forms name the instrument.

3. The handle of this pickaxe is wooden. (of the pickaxe) Bu ___ sapı ahşap.

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   kazmanın

   kazmanın: linking n precedes the genitive -ın.

Use it today

Describe where a pickaxe is and what its handle is made of.