Şair: the poet and the possessive form
A poet or a poem? Keep şair distinct from şiir, explore its case and possessive forms, and see why bu şairi becomes derginin şairini.
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Turkish nouns
Learn each noun with its plural, case and possessive forms, then use it in short sentences.
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Turkish nouns
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Novel in Turkish: cases and possession
A novel’s ending can change your interpretation. Discuss novels in Turkish with case and possessive forms, and distinguish a particular novel from its author’s novel.
Read and practisehikâye: a story, its owner and its endings
A story gains an owner in hikâyesi and becomes an object in hikâyesini. Practise hikâye in cases, plural and possessive forms with original literary examples.
Read and practiseTiyatro: theatre, cases and possession
A theatre has a stage; a play has a plot. Build tiyatro case and possessive forms, from tiyatroyu to tiyatrosunu, and talk about theatres together.
Read and practiseSanat: art, arts and possessive forms
Art keeps its t in sanatı and takes a double t in sanatta. Explore the cases and possessives of sanat, and distinguish art forms from individual artworks.
Read and practisegelişme: development, events and noun forms
A project’s progress and an unexpected turn both use gelişme. Practise its cases and possessives, and distinguish gelişmeyi from gelişmesini.
Read and practisedeğişim: change and whose change it is
The final m in değişim belongs to the word, not to “my”. Build its cases, plural and possessives, and explain a neighbourhood’s change in Turkish.
Read and practiseSonuç: result, outcome and its forms
A result becomes sonucu when you announce it, but sonucunu when it belongs to a comparison. Practise Turkish cases, plurals and possessives with sonuç.
Read and practisePurpose in Turkish: cases and possession
A project’s purpose changes form when you explain it or work towards it. Practise the Turkish noun for purpose in cases, plurals and possessive constructions.
Read and practiseÇevre: environment, surroundings and social circles
Environmental protection, nearby streets and social circles all use çevre. Practise its cases and possessives, and distinguish çevreye from çevresine.
Read and practiseNature in Turkish: cases and possessive forms
From a woodland walk to the nature of a problem, practise the Turkish noun for nature in cases, plural and possessive forms without confusing their meanings.
Read and practiseClimate in Turkish: iklim and its endings
A region’s climate takes more than a daily forecast: use iklim in cases, plurals and possessives, and see why bölgenin iklimine needs an extra n.
Read and practisedeprem: earthquake forms and possessive endings
An earthquake in a story gives deprem a context: compare depremi and depreminde, practise cases and plurals, and distinguish an object from a possessive form.
Read and practiseEnerji: energy, possession and case
Energy for a machine or a demanding project: use enerji in cases and possessive forms, distinguish enerjiyi from enerjisini, and place the plural in context.
Read and practisesaat: clock, watch and hour in Turkish
See how saat names a clock, a watch or an hour, and practise the exceptional endings in saati and saatler.
Read and practiseyastık: pillow and its softened forms
Learn the Turkish word yastık and see why its final k becomes ğ in yastığı and yastığım, with examples and practice.
Read and practisebavul: suitcase and rounded-vowel endings
Learn bavul, the Turkish word for suitcase, and practise the rounded endings in bavulum and bavulu with examples.
Read and practisekilit: lock and the change from t to d
Learn kilit, the Turkish word for a lock, and practise the t-to-d change in kilidi and kilidim with examples.
Read and practisehavlu: towel and its buffer consonants
Learn the Turkish word havlu and distinguish havluyu, havlum and havlusu when adding case and possessive endings.
Read and practisepasaport: passport and its unchanged t
Learn pasaport, the Turkish word for passport, and practise why t stays in pasaportu and pasaportum before a vowel.
Read and practiseyağmur: rain and talking about wet weather
Learn yağmur, the Turkish word for rain, and distinguish yağmur yağıyor, yağmurda and yağmurdan in context.
Read and practiseçekmece: drawer and vowel-final endings
Learn çekmece, the Turkish word for drawer, and practise çekmeceyi, çekmecem and çekmecede in useful sentences.
Read and practisetakvim: calendar and marking dates
Learn takvim, the Turkish word for calendar, and practise takvimi, takvimim and takvimde when discussing dates.
Read and practisecüzdan: wallet and the final vowel
Learn cüzdan, the Turkish word for wallet, and practise the back-vowel endings in cüzdanı and cüzdanım.
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