nehir: a river and its changing stem

The idea

Nehir means river. The definite object is nehri and the direction form nehre: the second vowel drops before these vowel endings. The location form nehirde keeps it before consonant-initial -de.

Examples

• Nehri sabah köprüden gördük.We saw the river from the bridge in the morning.
• Çocuklar nehre doğru yürüyor.The children are walking toward the river.
• Nehirde küçük balıklar yüzüyor.Small fish are swimming in the river.
• Bu nehir denize akıyor.This river flows into the sea.
• Nehrin kenarında eski bir köy var.There is an old village beside the river.
• İki nehir burada birleşiyor.Two rivers meet here.

Watch out

Do not write nehiri or nehire: use nehri and nehre. In nehirde, keep the i before -de.

Try it yourself

1. We saw the river from the bridge. (specific object) ___ köprüden gördük.

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   nehri

   nehri: the second vowel drops before accusative -i.

2. The children are walking toward the river. (direction) Çocuklar ___ doğru yürüyor.

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   nehre

   nehre: the second vowel drops before dative -e.

3. Small fish are swimming in the river. (location) ___ küçük balıklar yüzüyor.

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   nehirde

   nehirde: the i remains before locative -de.

Use it today

Describe a river and say what you can see in or near it.