sarımsak: garlic, cloves and softened k

The idea

Sarımsak means garlic. Before a vowel, final k becomes ğ: the definite object is sarımsağı and the dative is sarımsağa.

Examples

• Sarımsağı küçük parçalara doğruyorum.I am chopping the garlic into small pieces.
• Sarımsağa biraz zeytinyağı ekliyorum.I am adding a little olive oil to the garlic.
• İki diş sarımsak yeterli.Two cloves of garlic are enough.
• Bu yemekte sarımsak var.This dish contains garlic.
• Taze sarımsağı pazardan aldım.I bought the fresh garlic at the market.
• Sarımsaksız bir sos istiyorum.I want a sauce without garlic.

Watch out

Count cloves with diş: iki diş sarımsak means two cloves, with the noun singular after the number.

Try it yourself

1. I chop ___ into small pieces. Use the specified object form. sarımsak ___ küçük parçalara doğruyorum.

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   sarımsağı

   sarımsağı: the object ending begins with a vowel, changing final k to ğ.

2. I add a little olive oil to ___. Use the dative form. sarımsak ___ biraz zeytinyağı ekliyorum.

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   sarımsağa

   sarımsağa: the dative vowel likewise changes final k to ğ.

3. Two cloves of ___ are enough. Keep the noun singular after the number. sarımsak İki diş ___ yeterli.

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   sarımsak

   sarımsak: after iki diş, the garlic noun stays singular.

Use it today

Describe two cloves of garlic and say what you add to the garlic.