temiz: describing clean things in Turkish

The idea

Say temiz bir bardak before a noun or masa temiz as a sentence. It stays unchanged before plural nouns.

Examples

• Masa temiz.The table is clean.
• Temiz bir bardak alıyorum.I am taking a clean glass.
• Temiz havayı seviyorum.I like clean air.
• Bu gömlek kirli değil, temiz.This shirt is not dirty; it is clean.
• Temiz tabaklar dolapta.The clean plates are in the cupboard.
• Ellerim şimdi temiz.My hands are clean now.

Watch out

Temiz describes cleanliness in context; the word by itself does not guarantee that something is disinfected.

Try it yourself

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

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   temiz

   Temiz describes the shirt as clean, not dirty.

2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Toz ve kir yok: masa ___. (temiz / kirli)

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   temiz

   Temiz fits a table without dust or dirt.

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

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   değil

   Değil negates temiz: the glass is dirty.

Use it today

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