muz: banana for breakfast

The idea

Muz means banana. Muzu is a definite object, iki muz means two bananas and muzun means “of the banana”.

Examples

• Muzu kahvaltı için ince dilimledim.I thinly sliced the banana for breakfast.
• Bugün pazardan iki muz aldık.Today we bought two bananas at the market.
• Muzun kabuğu bugün masada duruyor.The banana peel is on the table today.
• Bu muz oldukça olgun.This banana is quite ripe.
• Çocuk sütle muz karıştırıyor.The child is mixing banana with milk.
• Çantama bir muz koydum.I put a banana in my bag.

Watch out

Use a singular noun after a number: iki muz. Add -un to name the owner in muzun kabuğu.

Try it yourself

1. I thinly sliced the banana for breakfast. (specific object) ___ kahvaltı için ince dilimledim.

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   muzu

   muzu marks the sliced banana as a definite object.

2. Today we bought two bananas at the market. (after two) Bugün pazardan iki ___ aldık.

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   muz

   iki muz keeps the noun singular after the number.

3. The banana peel is on the table today. (of the banana) ___ kabuğu bugün masada duruyor.

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   muzun

   muzun links the banana to its peel.

Use it today

Describe how you prepare or carry a banana.