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Learning the Turkish Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Turkish articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an".
Unlike English there is only one kind of article in Turkish which can be called an indefinite article.
In Turkish “bir” is used as an indefinite article like “a or an” See the examples:
“Sınavdan sadece bir öğrenci geçebildi” means Only one student could pass the exam.
Here “bir” is not used as an indefinite article. It expresses the number of the students who could pass the exam.
“Bir öğrenci daima derslerine çalışmalıdır.” means A student should always study his / her lessons.
Here “bir” is an indefinite article because it expresses any student.
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Turkish Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | tanımlıklar |
| the | |
| a | bir |
| one | bir |
| some | bazı |
| few | az |
| the book | kitap |
| the books | kitaplar |
| a book | bir kitap |
| one book | bir kitap |
| some books | bazı kitaplar |
| few books | birkaç kitap |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Turkish.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Turkish. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Turkish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Turkish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | gıda |
| almonds | badem |
| bread | ekmek |
| breakfast | kahvaltı |
| butter | tereyağı |
| candy | şeker |
| cheese | peynir |
| chicken | tavuk |
| cumin | kimyon |
| dessert | tatlı |
| dinner | akşam yemeği |
| fish | balık |
| fruit | meyve |
| ice cream | dondurma |
| lamb | kuzu |
| lemon | limon |
| lunch | öğle yemeği |
| meal | yemek |
| meat | et |
| oven | fırın |
| pepper | biber |
| plants | bitkiler |
| pork | domuz eti |
| salad | salata |
| salt | tuz |
| sandwich | sandviç |
| sausage | sosis |
| soup | çorba |
| sugar | şeker |
| supper | akşam yemeği |
| turkey | hindi |
| apple | elma |
| banana | muz |
| oranges | portakal |
| peaches | şeftali |
| peanut | fıstık |
| pears | armut |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | üzüm |
| strawberries | çilek |
| vegetables | sebze |
| carrot | havuç |
| corn | mısır |
| cucumber | salatalık |
| garlic | sarımsak |
| lettuce | marul |
| olives | zeytin |
| onions | soğan |
| peppers | biber |
| potatoes | patates |
| pumpkin | kabak |
| beans | fasulye |
| tomatoes | domates |
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