Use zararlı for something harmful to someone or something.

The idea

Zararlı madde is a harmful substance; sağlığa zararlı means harmful to health.

Examples

  • Bu duman sağlığa zararlı.This smoke is harmful to health.
  • Zararlı maddeleri ayrı tutun.Keep harmful substances separate.
  • Bu davranış çevreye zararlı.This behavior is harmful to the environment.
  • Her böcek zararlı değildir.Not every insect is harmful.
  • Güneşte uzun süre kalmak cilde zararlı olabilir.Staying in the sun for a long time can harm the skin.
  • Bu yöntem yararlı değil, zararlı.This method is not beneficial; it is harmful.

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Watch out

The affected thing can take a dative ending: sağlık becomes sağlığa, with k changing to ğ.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu madde sağlığa zarar veriyor; madde ___. (zararlı / yararlı)

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    zararlı

    Zararlı fits a substance that harms health.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu madde zarar vermiyor; zararlı ___. (değil / mı)

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    değil

    Değil negates harmfulness when the substance does no harm.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Duman sağlığ___ zararlı. (a / tan)

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    a

    A completes sağlığa, what is affected.

Use it today

Describe harm and mark what is affected.