Describe a nail and where it is kept.
The idea
Çivi means a metal nail; vida means a screw. A specific object is çiviyi, with linking y before the accusative. Çivim means my nail. After a number use the singular: iki çivi.
Examples
- Çiviyi sabah duvardan dikkatle çıkardım.I carefully removed the nail from the wall in the morning.
- Paslı çivi kutunun içinde duruyor.The rusty nail is in the box.
- Bugün çivileri ayrı bir kaba topladık.Today we collected the nails in a separate container.
- Bu çivi çok uzun.This nail is very long.
- Çivim çekmecenin içinde.My nail is in the drawer.
- İki çivi rafta kaldı.Two nails remained on the shelf.
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Watch out
Do not translate çivi as a screw: a screw is vida. The Turkish word tırnak refers to a fingernail or toenail.
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Use the definite object: I carefully removed the nail from the wall in the morning. Sabah ___ duvardan dikkatle çıkardım.
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çiviyi
çiviyi: linking y joins the final vowel to the accusative -i.
Use the possessive: My nail is in the drawer. Benim ___ çekmecenin içinde.
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çivim
çivim: -m marks the speaker’s nail.
After a number: Two nails remained on the shelf. İki ___ rafta kaldı.
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çivi
çivi: after iki, the noun normally stays singular.
Practice round
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Use the definite object: I carefully removed the nail from the wall in the morning. Sabah ___ duvardan dikkatle çıkardım.
Use the possessive: My nail is in the drawer. Benim ___ çekmecenin içinde.
After a number: Two nails remained on the shelf. İki ___ rafta kaldı.
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Describe a nail and say where you keep it.