A gardener uses a shovel; a boat can have an oar.

The idea

Kürek means shovel or oar. The definite object is küreği and the genitive is küreğin: final k changes to ğ before these vowel endings. Kürekle or kürek ile means “with a shovel”.

Examples

  • Küreği dikkatle duvara dayadım.I carefully leaned the shovel against the wall.
  • Bahçıvan kürekle toprağı kazdı.The gardener dug the soil with a shovel.
  • Küreğimiz kapının yanında duruyor.Our shovel is by the door.
  • Bu küreğin sapı uzundur.The handle of this shovel is long.
  • Teknedeki kürek suya değiyor.The oar in the boat touches the water.
  • İki bahçe küreği kulübede duruyor.Two garden shovels are in the shed.

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Watch out

Context distinguishes soil and gardening from a boat and water. Keep k in kürekle, where the attached suffix starts with a consonant.

Try it yourself

  1. I leaned the shovel against the wall. (specific object) ___ duvara dayadım.

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    küreği

    küreği: k becomes ğ before the accusative -i.

  2. The gardener dug the soil with a shovel. (instrument, ile) Bahçıvan ___ toprağı kazdı.

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    kürekle / kürek ile

    kürekle or kürek ile: both name the instrument used.

  3. The handle of this shovel is long. (of the shovel) Bu ___ sapı uzundur.

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    küreğin

    küreğin: k becomes ğ before the genitive -in.

Use it today

Describe a garden shovel and say what a boat’s oar touches.