Distinguish a comfortable armchair from a seat on a vehicle.
The idea
Koltuk can mean an armchair or a seat. Its final k softens before a vowel: koltuğu can be a specific object and koltuğum means my seat. Before the locative consonant it stays k: koltukta.
Examples
- Yeşil koltuk salonda pencerenin yanında.The green armchair is next to the window in the living room.
- Koltukta kedimiz sessizce uyuyor.Our cat is sleeping quietly in the armchair.
- Eski koltuğu dün komşuya verdik.Yesterday we gave the old armchair to the neighbour.
- Uçaktaki koltuğum pencereye yakın.My seat on the plane is near the window.
- Bu koltuğun kumaşı çok yumuşak.The fabric of this armchair is very soft.
- Otobüste iki boş koltuk var.There are two empty seats on the bus.
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Watch out
Do not assume every koltuk is an armchair: on a bus or plane it can mean a passenger seat. Context also distinguishes object koltuğu from “his or her seat”.
Try it yourself
Use the definite object: We gave the old armchair to the neighbour yesterday. Eski ___ dün komşuya verdik.
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koltuğu
koltuğu: the specific armchair is the object and k becomes ğ before -u.
Use the locative: Our cat is sleeping in the armchair. Kedimiz ___ uyuyor.
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koltukta
koltukta: the place ending begins with t after the voiceless k.
Use the possessive: My seat on the plane is near the window. Uçaktaki ___ pencereye yakın.
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koltuğum
koltuğum: -um marks my and the final k softens to ğ.
Practice round
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Use the definite object: We gave the old armchair to the neighbour yesterday. Eski ___ dün komşuya verdik.
Use the locative: Our cat is sleeping in the armchair. Kedimiz ___ uyuyor.
Use the possessive: My seat on the plane is near the window. Uçaktaki ___ pencereye yakın.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a seat in a vehicle and an armchair in a room, giving one detail about each.