Describe a screw and where it is kept.

The idea

Vida means a screw; çivi means a nail. A specific object is vidayı, with linking y before the accusative. Vidam means my screw. After a number use the singular: iki vida.

Examples

  • Vidayı sabah küçük kutuya koydum.I put the screw in the small box in the morning.
  • Yeni vida masanın kenarında duruyor.The new screw is at the edge of the table.
  • Dün vidaları birlikte dikkatle saydık.Yesterday we carefully counted the screws together.
  • Bu vida çok kısa.This screw is very short.
  • Vidam çekmecenin içinde.My screw is in the drawer.
  • İki vida yere düştü.Two screws fell to the floor.

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Watch out

Do not treat a screw and a nail as the same word: use vida for a screw and çivi for a nail.

Try it yourself

  1. Use the definite object: I put the screw in the small box in the morning. Sabah ___ küçük kutuya koydum.

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    vidayı

    vidayı: linking y joins the final vowel to the accusative -ı.

  2. Use the possessive: My screw is in the drawer. Benim ___ çekmecenin içinde.

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    vidam

    vidam: -m marks the speaker’s screw.

  3. After a number: Two screws fell to the floor. İki ___ yere düştü.

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    vida

    vida: after iki, the noun normally stays singular.

Use it today

Describe a screw and say where you keep it.