Name a cupboard or wardrobe and say what is inside.
The idea
Dolap can mean a cupboard or wardrobe, according to its use. The final p becomes b before a vowel: dolabı can mark a specific object and dolabın can mean “of the cupboard”. Before the locative consonant it stays p: dolapta.
Examples
- Dolabı koridorda duvarın yanına koyduk.We put the cupboard by the wall in the corridor.
- Temiz bardaklar dolapta üst rafta duruyor.The clean glasses are on the upper shelf in the cupboard.
- Dün dolabın kapağını dikkatle onardım.Yesterday I carefully repaired the cupboard door.
- Kışlık montum dolabın içinde.My winter coat is inside the wardrobe.
- Bu dolap çok ağır.This cupboard is very heavy.
- İki dolap mutfağa sığmıyor.Two cupboards do not fit in the kitchen.
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Watch out
Do not infer the exact kind of cupboard from dolap alone: the surrounding words clarify it. Dolabı can also mean his or her cupboard, depending on context.
Try it yourself
Use the definite object: We put the cupboard by the wall in the corridor. ___ koridorda duvarın yanına koyduk.
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dolabı
dolabı: the definite cupboard is an object, and p changes to b before -ı.
Use the locative: The glasses are on the upper shelf in the cupboard. Bardaklar ___ üst rafta duruyor.
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dolapta
dolapta: after voiceless p, the locative has the form -ta.
Use the genitive: I carefully repaired the cupboard door. ___ kapağını dikkatle onardım.
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dolabın
dolabın: the genitive links the cupboard to its door; p changes to b.
Practice round
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Use the definite object: We put the cupboard by the wall in the corridor. ___ koridorda duvarın yanına koyduk.
Use the locative: The glasses are on the upper shelf in the cupboard. Bardaklar ___ üst rafta duruyor.
Use the genitive: I carefully repaired the cupboard door. ___ kapağını dikkatle onardım.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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