pense: pliers and tool use

The idea

Pense means pliers. The specific object is penseyi; penseyle means “with pliers” and pensem means my pliers. After the final vowel, linking y joins the relevant suffix.

Examples

• Penseyi sabah kutuya koydum.I put the pliers in the box in the morning.
• Küçük pense çekmecede duruyor.The small pliers are in the drawer.
• Dün teli penseyle dikkatle tuttuk.Yesterday we carefully held the wire with the pliers.
• Bu pense çok büyük.These pliers are very large.
• Pensem mavi saplı.My pliers have blue handles.
• İki pense masanın üzerinde.Two pairs of pliers are on the table.

Watch out

Do not confuse penseyi with penseyle: one marks the object and the other the tool used in an action.

Try it yourself

1. Use the definite object: I put the pliers in the box in the morning. Sabah ___ kutuya koydum.

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   penseyi

   penseyi: linking y precedes accusative -i for the specific object.

2. Use the tool form: Yesterday we carefully held the wire with the pliers. Teli dün ___ dikkatle tuttuk.

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   penseyle / pense ile

   penseyle: linking y precedes -le, meaning “with”.

3. Use the possessive: My pliers have blue handles. Benim ___ mavi saplı.

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   pensem

   pensem: -m marks the speaker’s pliers.

Use it today

Describe pliers and write a sentence about holding a wire.