Describe a bucket and where water moves.

The idea

Kova means bucket. Use kovaya for movement into the bucket and kovadan for movement from it. The vowel-final stem takes linking y before the dative vowel. Kovam means my bucket.

Examples

  • Kovaya sabah temiz su doldurdum.I filled the bucket with clean water in the morning.
  • Mavi kova kapının yanında duruyor.The blue bucket is beside the door.
  • Bugün kovadan çiçeklere su verdik.Today we watered the flowers from the bucket.
  • Bu kova çok ağır.This bucket is very heavy.
  • Kovam bahçenin köşesinde.My bucket is in the corner of the garden.
  • İki kova boş kaldı.Two buckets remained empty.

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Watch out

Do not confuse kovaya with kovadan: the first names a destination and the second a source.

Try it yourself

  1. Use the dative: I filled the bucket with clean water in the morning. Sabah ___ temiz su doldurdum.

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    kovaya

    kovaya: linking y precedes the dative -a for the destination.

  2. Use the ablative: Today we watered the flowers from the bucket. Bugün ___ çiçeklere su verdik.

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    kovadan

    kovadan: the ablative -dan identifies the water’s source.

  3. Use the possessive: My bucket is in the corner of the garden. Benim ___ bahçenin köşesinde.

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    kovam

    kovam: -m after the final vowel marks my bucket.

Use it today

Describe a bucket and say what you put into it or take from it.