Cook an aubergine, describe a salad and count the vegetables for a dish.

The idea

Patlıcan means aubergine or eggplant. Közlenmiş patlıcan is roasted aubergine, often used in salads.

Examples

  • Patlıcanı fırında pişiriyorum.I cook the aubergine in the oven.
  • Patlıcanlar pazarda çok taze.The aubergines are very fresh at the market.
  • İki patlıcan yemek için yeterli.Two aubergines are enough for the dish.
  • Patlıcan salatasını seviyorum.I like aubergine salad.
  • Dün pazardan patlıcan aldım.I bought aubergines at the market yesterday.
  • Bu yemekte közlenmiş patlıcan var.This dish contains roasted aubergine.

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Watch out

The definite object is patlıcanı, the plural patlıcanlar; after a number use singular: iki patlıcan.

Try it yourself

  1. Use the specified object form. patlıcan ___ fırında pişiriyorum.

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    patlıcanı

    patlıcanı: the suffix marks the definite object.

  2. Use the plural form. patlıcan ___ pazarda çok taze.

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    patlıcanlar

    patlıcanlar: the plural suffix is -lar after a.

  3. Keep the noun singular after the number. patlıcan İki ___ yemek için yeterli.

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    patlıcan

    patlıcan: after iki, the noun remains singular.

Use it today

Describe an aubergine dish and say how many aubergines you need.