Use kalın for a thick object or a deep voice.

The idea

Kitap kalın describes a thick book; kalın ses describes a low-pitched voice. The context determines which sense is meant.

Examples

  • Bu kitap kalın.This book is thick.
  • Kalın bir defter aldım.I bought a thick notebook.
  • Duvar ince değil, kalın.The wall is not thin; it is thick.
  • Kalın kitaplar bu rafta.The thick books are on this shelf.
  • Kalın bir kazak giyiyorum.I am wearing a thick sweater.
  • Sesi kalın.Their voice is deep.

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Watch out

A thick book is not necessarily heavy, and a deep voice is not necessarily loud. Thickness, pitch and volume are different qualities.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Duvar ince değil; ___. (kalın / ince)

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    kalın

    Kalın describes the wall as thick, not thin.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Sesi tiz değil, pes: sesi ___. (kalın / ince)

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    kalın

    Kalın fits a voice that is low in pitch.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu defter kalın ___; ince. (değil / mi)

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    değil

    Değil negates kalın: the notebook is thin.

Use it today

Describe a thick object and a deep voice.