A strong rope can secure a boat beside a pier.

The idea

Halat is a thick rope. The definite object is halatı; halatla or halat ile means “with a rope”; halatımız means “our rope”.

Examples

  • Halatı sabah tekneye taşıdık.We carried the rope to the boat in the morning.
  • Denizci halatla tekneyi bağladı.The sailor secured the boat with a rope.
  • Halatımız iskelenin yanında duruyor.Our rope is beside the pier.
  • Bu kalın halat çok sağlam.This thick rope is very strong.
  • İki halat teknede kaldı.Two ropes remained on the boat.
  • Halatın ucu suya değiyor.The end of the rope touches the water.

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Watch out

Keep the final t in halatı: this word does not change it to d before the vowel suffix.

Try it yourself

  1. We carried the rope to the boat. (specific object) ___ tekneye taşıdık.

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    halatı

    halatı: the definite object takes -ı, with t unchanged.

  2. The sailor secured the boat with a rope. (instrument, ile) Denizci ___ tekneyi bağladı.

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    halatla / halat ile

    halatla or halat ile: both indicate the rope used.

  3. Our rope is beside the pier. (our rope) ___ iskelenin yanında duruyor.

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    halatımız

    halatımız: the suffix -ımız means “our rope”.

Use it today

Describe where a rope is and what it is used to secure.