Describe a drill, its battery and how it is used.

The idea

Matkap means drill. The specific object is matkabı; matkapla means “with a drill” and matkabın can mean “of the drill”. Final p softens to b before a vowel, but stays p before -la.

Examples

  • Matkabı dün tamir için servise götürdük.Yesterday we took the drill to a repair service.
  • Yeni matkap çalışma masasında duruyor.The new drill is on the worktable.
  • Duvara matkapla dikkatle küçük bir delik açtık.We carefully drilled a small hole in the wall.
  • Bu matkap çok ağır.This drill is very heavy.
  • Matkabın pili henüz dolu değil.The drill’s battery is not full yet.
  • İki matkap rafta kaldı.Two drills remained on the shelf.

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Watch out

Do not soften p in matkapla: the suffix starts with a consonant. The vowel-initial forms matkabı and matkabın do soften it.

Try it yourself

  1. Use the definite object: Yesterday we took the drill to a repair service. ___ dün tamir için servise götürdük.

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    matkabı

    matkabı: final p becomes b before the accusative -ı.

  2. Use the tool form: We carefully drilled a small hole in the wall. Duvara ___ dikkatle küçük bir delik açtık.

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    matkapla / matkap ile

    matkapla: -la means “with” and follows unchanged p.

  3. Use the genitive: The drill’s battery is not full yet. ___ pili henüz dolu değil.

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    matkabın

    matkabın: the genitive -ın links the drill to its battery; p becomes b.

Use it today

Describe a drill and write a sentence about its battery.