Quantities and consonant changes
After a quantity, use a singular noun: . Count the thing without a plural suffix. means many apples.
Some nouns soften their final p, , t, k before a vowel suffix: kitap → kitabı, ağaç → ağacı, kanat → kanadı, koltuk → koltuğu. This is a lexical pattern, not a change to every noun.
Possession is still or . In the shop the whole bill is . means two hundred; there is no linking word.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I want six eggs. | ||
| I want six eggs. | ||
| There are nineteen apples. | ||
| There are nineteen apples. | ||
| I take the book. | ||
| I take the book. | ||
| I see the armchair. | ||
| I see the armchair. | ||
| I have an egg. | ||
| I have an egg. | ||
| I have no egg. | ||
| I have no egg. | ||
| I have two hundred lira. | ||
| I have two hundred lira. | ||
| There are twenty more lira. | ||
| There are twenty more lira. | ||
Altı yumurta istiyorum.I want six eggs.
On dokuz elma var.There are nineteen apples.
Kitabı alıyorum.I take the book.
Koltuğu görüyorum.I see the armchair.
Benim yumurtam var.I have an egg.
Benim yumurtam yok.I have no egg.
İki yüz liram var.I have two hundred lira.
Yirmi lira daha var.There are twenty more lira.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I want six eggs.
.
There are nineteen apples.
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I take the book.
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I see the armchair.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Altı istiyorum.
I want six eggs.
On dokuz var.
There are nineteen apples.
alıyorum.
I take the book.
görüyorum.
I see the armchair.
Benim yumurtam .
I have an egg.
Benim yumurtam .
I have no egg.
liram var.
I have two hundred lira.
lira daha var.
There are twenty more lira.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
alıyorum.
I take the book.
görüyorum.
I see the armchair.
Benim yumurtam .
I have an egg.
Benim yumurtam .
I have no egg.
liram var.
I have two hundred lira.
lira daha var.
There are twenty more lira.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I want six eggs.
There are nineteen apples.
I have an egg.
I have no egg.
I have two hundred lira.
There are twenty more lira.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I want six eggs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want six eggs.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
There are nineteen apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
There are nineteen apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I take the book.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I take the book.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I see the armchair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I see the armchair.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
