Describe a rug, its colour and where it lies.

The idea

Halı means a rug or carpet. A vowel-final noun uses linking y before an accusative vowel: halıyı. The possessive halım means my rug; halıda says on the rug. The final ı remains dotless.

Examples

  • Yeni halı salonun ortasında duruyor.The new rug lies in the middle of the living room.
  • Halıyı dün balkonda dikkatle temizledik.Yesterday we carefully cleaned the rug on the balcony.
  • Kedi halıda sessizce uyuyor.The cat is sleeping quietly on the rug.
  • Bu halının rengi çok güzel.The colour of this rug is very beautiful.
  • Yumuşak halım kapının önünde.My soft rug is in front of the door.
  • Odaya iki küçük halı serdik.We laid two small rugs in the room.

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Watch out

Do not drop the linking y in halıyı, and distinguish dotless ı from i. After iki, the noun normally stays singular: iki halı.

Try it yourself

  1. Use the definite object: We cleaned the rug on the balcony yesterday. ___ dün balkonda temizledik.

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    halıyı

    halıyı: linking y separates the stem vowel from the accusative -ı.

  2. Use the locative: The cat sleeps quietly on the rug. Kedi ___ sessizce uyuyor.

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    halıda

    halıda: the locative -da gives the place where the cat sleeps.

  3. Use the possessive: My rug is in front of the door. Benim ___ kapının önünde.

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    halım

    halım: -m after the final vowel marks the speaker’s rug.

Use it today

Describe a real or imagined rug, its colour, location and how you clean it.