kirli: describing dirty objects in Turkish

The idea

Say kirli bir tabak before a noun or pencere kirli as a sentence. The adjective stays unchanged before plural nouns.

Examples

• Ayakkabılarım kirli.My shoes are dirty.
• Kirli bir tabak görüyorum.I see a dirty plate.
• Bu pencere temiz değil, kirli.This window is not clean; it is dirty.
• Kirli bardaklar mutfakta.The dirty glasses are in the kitchen.
• Ellerim dışarıda kirli oldu.My hands got dirty outside.
• Kirli bir gömlek giymiyorum.I am not wearing a dirty shirt.

Watch out

Kirli describes dirt; an untidy room is not necessarily dirty. Describe the feature you mean.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Pencere temiz değil; ___. (kirli / temiz)

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   kirli

   Kirli describes the window as dirty, not clean.

2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Tabakta yemek lekeleri var: tabak ___. (kirli / temiz)

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   kirli

   Kirli fits a plate with food stains.

3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu bardak kirli ___; temiz. (değil / mi)

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   değil

   Değil negates kirli: the glass is clean.

Use it today

Describe a dirty object and say whether a glass is clean.