sarmak: wrap gifts, scarves and cables

The idea

In hediyeyi kâğıda sardım, the gift is the specific object and the paper takes dative -a. In atkıyı boynuma sardım, the neck is the destination.

Examples

• Ben hediyeyi renkli kâğıda sarıyorum.I am wrapping the gift in coloured paper.
• Dün bardakları temiz bezlere sardık.Yesterday we wrapped the glasses in clean cloths.
• Yarın kitabı hediye kâğıdına saracağım.Tomorrow I will wrap the book in gift paper.
• Atkıyı boynuma sardım.I wrapped the scarf around my neck.
• Kabloyu gevşekçe sar.Coil the cable loosely.
• Sandviçi kâğıda sardım ve çantaya koydum.I wrapped the sandwich in paper and put it in the bag.

Watch out

Wrapping is not simply folding: katlamak makes folds, while sarmak wraps around or coils something.

Try it yourself

1. Complete in the present continuous: Ben şimdi hediyeyi ___. (sarmak)

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   sarıyorum

   sarıyorum: the present action has the first-person ending because the subject is ben.

2. Complete in the definite past (-di): Biz dün bardakları ___. (sarmak)

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   sardık

   sardık: dün locates the event yesterday; final -k agrees with biz.

3. Complete in the future tense: Ben yarın kitabı ___. (sarmak)

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   saracağım

   saracağım: use the future requested in the exercise; its k becomes ğ before the vowel of the ben ending.

Use it today

Describe wrapping one gift and coiling one cable; name the wrapping material only where it is needed.