A mountain summit may appear among the clouds.

The idea

Dağ means mountain. Dağa marks movement up or to the mountain, dağda a location on it, and dağdan movement from it. The final ğ is part of the word and remains in each form.

Examples

  • Dağa sabah erken çıktık.We climbed the mountain early in the morning.
  • Dağda sabah temiz hava soluduk.We breathed fresh air on the mountain in the morning.
  • Akşam dağdan köye döndük.In the evening we returned to the village from the mountain.
  • Bu dağ kışın karlı.This mountain is snowy in winter.
  • Dağın zirvesi bulutların arasında.The mountain’s summit is among the clouds.
  • İki dağ uzaktan görünüyor.Two mountains are visible from afar.

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Watch out

Keep the ğ when adding these endings: dağa, dağda, dağdan. The verb and context show whether the mountain is the destination, location or starting point.

Try it yourself

  1. We climbed the mountain. (destination) ___ çıktık.

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    dağa

    dağa: dative -a marks the destination.

  2. We breathed fresh air on the mountain. (location) ___ temiz hava soluduk.

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    dağda

    dağda: locative -da marks the location.

  3. We returned to the village from the mountain. (starting point) ___ köye döndük.

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    dağdan

    dağdan: ablative -dan marks the starting point.

Use it today

Describe a mountain and a trip up and back down.