A shore is where land meets a sea or other body of water.

The idea

Sahil means shore or coast. Sahile marks movement toward the shore, sahilde an activity there and sahilden a view or movement from it. Choose the ending that matches the relationship.

Examples

  • Sabah sahilde yürüyüş yaptık.We took a walk on the shore in the morning.
  • Çocuklar sahilde kumdan kale yaptı.The children built a sandcastle on the shore.
  • Sahile akşam arkadaşlarla indik.We went down to the shore with friends in the evening.
  • Sahilden deniz feneri görünüyor.The lighthouse is visible from the shore.
  • Bu sahil çok uzun.This coastline is very long.
  • Sahilin yolu köye ulaşıyor.The shore road reaches the village.

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Watch out

Do not interchange the three place forms: going, staying and looking from a place call for different endings.

Try it yourself

  1. We went down to the shore with friends. (destination) ___ arkadaşlarla indik.

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    sahile

    sahile: dative -e marks the destination.

  2. We took a walk on the shore. (location) ___ yürüyüş yaptık.

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    sahilde

    sahilde: locative -de marks the place.

  3. The lighthouse is visible from the shore. (viewpoint) ___ deniz feneri görünüyor.

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    sahilden

    sahilden: ablative -den marks the viewpoint.

Use it today

Describe a walk on a shore and something you can see from it.