Cotton can make clothing or fill a cushion.

The idea

Pamuk means cotton. Before a vowel, k changes to ğ: pamuğu is the definite object. Pamuktan means made from cotton; pamukla means with cotton.

Examples

  • Pamuğu sepete dikkatle koydum.I carefully put the cotton in the basket.
  • Bu gömlek pamuktan yapılmış.This shirt is made of cotton.
  • Biz küçük bir yastığı pamukla doldurduk.We filled a small cushion with cotton.
  • Tarlada beyaz pamuk büyüyor.White cotton is growing in the field.
  • Pamuğun dokusu çok yumuşak.The cotton's texture is very soft.
  • Biraz pamuk yeterli.A little cotton is enough.

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Watch out

Use pamuktan with t after k. The form with ile can also be written separately: pamuk ile.

Try it yourself

  1. I put the cotton in the basket. (specific object) ___ sepete koydum.

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    pamuğu

    pamuğu: final k changes to ğ before accusative -u.

  2. This shirt is made of cotton. (material of origin) Bu gömlek ___ yapılmış.

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    pamuktan

    pamuktan: ablative -tan names the material of the shirt.

  3. We filled the cushion with cotton. (material, ile) Yastığı ___ doldurduk.

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    pamukla / pamuk ile

    pamukla and pamuk ile name what fills the cushion.

Use it today

Describe an item made or filled with cotton.