Use sözlük for a dictionary, whether printed or digital. You will describe whose dictionary it is and use it to find a word, choosing the noun form that fits the verb.
The idea
With bakmak, consulting a dictionary is sözlüğe bakmak; searching for a word in one is sözlükte aramak. For this noun, a vowel-initial ending changes final k to ğ: sözlüğe, sözlüğü, sözlüğüm. A following consonant preserves k: sözlükte, sözlükten, sözlükler. The table gives this word’s forms; the related suffix lessons explain the endings.
| Function | One dictionary | Several dictionaries |
|---|---|---|
| Base form | sözlük | sözlükler |
| Accusative: specific object | sözlüğü | sözlükleri |
| Dative | sözlüğe | sözlüklere |
| Locative: in | sözlükte | sözlüklerde |
| Ablative: from | sözlükten | sözlüklerden |
| Genitive: of | sözlüğün | sözlüklerin |
| My | sözlüğüm | sözlüklerim |
| Your: one person | sözlüğün | sözlüklerin |
| His/her | sözlüğü | sözlükleri |
| Our | sözlüğümüz | sözlüklerimiz |
| Your: plural or polite | sözlüğünüz | sözlükleriniz |
| In our | sözlüğümüzde | sözlüklerimizde |
Examples
- Ben sözlüğe bakıyorum.I am consulting the dictionary.
- Bu sözlükte resimler var.There are pictures in this dictionary.
- Sözlüğüm bugün çantamda.My dictionary is in my bag today.
- Bu kelimeyi sözlükte arıyorum.I am looking for this word in the dictionary.
- Sözlüğün kapağı mavi.The dictionary’s cover is blue.
- Yeni sözlükler rafta.The new dictionaries are on the shelf.
- Öğretmenin sözlüğünde kısa açıklamalar var.There are short explanations in the teacher’s dictionary.
- sözlüklerimizdein our dictionariessözlükler-ler / -lar: the plural suffiximiz-imiz / -ımız / -umuz / -ümüz: ourde-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, on
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Watch out
Do not carry ğ into every form: sözlüğümde has it because the possessive vowel comes directly after the stem, but sözlüklerimizde keeps k before the plural. Also distinguish sözlüğü as a specific object from onun sözlüğü (his/her dictionary); the spelling alone does not tell you the role.
Try it yourself
Complete with “dictionary”: I do not know the meaning; I am consulting the dictionary.
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sözlüğe
sözlüğe: the verb bakıyorum needs the dative here. Its vowel-initial -e also changes the final consonant, so the answer has ğ.
Complete with “dictionary”: I am looking for this word in the dictionary.
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sözlükte
sözlükte: the dictionary is where the search takes place; the word being searched for is the object. The unchanged k is followed by -te.
Complete with “my dictionary”: my dictionary is at home today.
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sözlüğüm
sözlüğüm: benim identifies the owner as “I”, so the missing noun means “my dictionary”. The possessive ending begins with ü, producing ğ before it.
Complete with “in our dictionaries”: there are notes in our dictionaries.
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sözlüklerimizde
sözlüklerimizde: several dictionaries belong to us and contain the notes. Build plural, then possession, then location; after -ler, the possessive vowel is i, not ü.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with “dictionary”: I do not know the meaning; I am consulting the dictionary.
Complete with “dictionary”: I am looking for this word in the dictionary.
Complete with “my dictionary”: my dictionary is at home today.
Complete with “in our dictionaries”: there are notes in our dictionaries.
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: in our dictionaries
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Choose a word you want to look up. Write one sentence with sözlüğe bakmak, one with sözlükte aramak, and one saying where your dictionary is. Circle the ending attached directly to the stem.