Choose how to describe sugar in a jar, a piece of confectionery and a drink served without sugar.

The idea

Şeker usually names sugar as an ingredient, but bir şeker can mean a sweet. The specific object is şekeri. Add -siz for absence: şekersiz. A measured amount is iki kaşık şeker.

Examples

  • Şekeri küçük kavanoza koyuyorum.I am putting the sugar in the small jar.
  • Bu çaya iki kaşık şeker ekliyorum.I am adding two spoonfuls of sugar to this tea.
  • Kahvemi bugün şekersiz içiyorum.I am drinking my coffee without sugar today.
  • Masada kesme şeker var.There are sugar cubes on the table.
  • Çocuk bir şeker seçti.The child chose a sweet.
  • Şeker suda çözünüyor.Sugar dissolves in water.

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Watch out

Use the situation to interpret bir şeker: it may be a sweet or a portion of sugar. Kesme şeker makes sugar cubes explicit.

Try it yourself

  1. Use the specified object form. şeker ___ küçük kavanoza koyuyorum.

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    şekeri

    şekeri: the final vowel e selects object -i; r stays unchanged.

  2. Keep the noun singular after the number. şeker Bu çaya iki kaşık ___ ekliyorum.

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    şeker

    şeker: after iki kaşık, the ingredient name stays without a plural ending.

  3. Use the form meaning “without”. şeker Kahvemi bugün ___ içiyorum.

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    şekersiz

    şekersiz: the absence suffix is -siz after the front unrounded vowel e.

Use it today

Order a coffee without sugar and write how much sugar you would add to another drink.