Fabric can be cut and sewn into a bag.

The idea

Kumaş means fabric. A definite object is kumaşı, my fabric is kumaşım, and kumaşla means with fabric.

Examples

  • Kumaşı makasla dikkatle kestim.I carefully cut the fabric with scissors.
  • Kumaşım bugün masanın üzerinde.My fabric is on the table today.
  • Terzi dün kumaşla bir çanta dikti.Yesterday the tailor sewed a bag with fabric.
  • Bu kumaş çok yumuşak.This fabric is very soft.
  • Kumaşın rengi açık mavi.The colour of the fabric is light blue.
  • Bir parça kumaş yeterli.A piece of fabric is enough.

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Watch out

After ş, write the suffix directly: kumaşla. The separate form kumaş ile is also possible.

Try it yourself

  1. I cut the fabric with scissors. (specific object) ___ makasla kestim.

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    kumaşı

    kumaşı marks fabric as the definite object.

  2. My fabric is on the table today. (my fabric) ___ bugün masanın üzerinde.

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    kumaşım

    kumaşım adds the first-person possession ending.

  3. The tailor sewed a bag with fabric. (material, ile) Terzi ___ bir çanta dikti.

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    kumaşla / kumaş ile

    kumaşla and kumaş ile both express the material used.

Use it today

Describe fabric and what someone makes with it.