patates: potato for a warm soup

The idea

Patates means potato. Patatesi is a definite object, üç patates means three potatoes, and patatesten can name the material a soup is made from.

Examples

• Patatesi tencerede iyice haşladım.I boiled the potato thoroughly in the pot.
• Babam bugün üç patates soydu.My father peeled three potatoes today.
• Bugün patatesten sıcak bir çorba hazırladık.Today we made a hot soup from potatoes.
• Patatesin kabuğu çok ince.The potato's skin is very thin.
• Bu patates henüz sıcak.This potato is still hot.
• Marketten patates alıyorum.I buy potatoes at the market.

Watch out

After a number use singular patates. The ablative uses t after the voiceless s: patatesten.

Try it yourself

1. I boiled the potato in the pot. (specific object) ___ tencerede haşladım.

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   patatesi

   patatesi marks the boiled potato as the definite object.

2. My father peeled three potatoes today. (after three) Babam bugün üç ___ soydu.

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   patates

   üç patates keeps the noun singular after three.

3. Today we made hot soup from potatoes. (material of origin) (ablative) Bugün ___ sıcak bir çorba hazırladık.

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   patatesten

   patatesten names the ingredient the soup is made from.

Use it today

Describe how you prepare potatoes for a meal.