Cucumber can be washed and added to yoghurt sauce.

The idea

Salatalık means cucumber. Final k becomes ğ before a vowel in salatalığı and salatalığın. Salatalıkla means with cucumber.

Examples

  • Salatalığı akan suyla iyice yıkadım.I washed the cucumber thoroughly under running water.
  • Annem bugün salatalık satın aldı.My mother bought cucumber today.
  • Bugün salatalıkla yoğurtlu bir sos hazırladık.Today we prepared a yoghurt sauce with cucumber.
  • Salatalığın kabuğu koyu yeşil.The cucumber's skin is dark green.
  • Bu salatalık çok taze.This cucumber is very fresh.
  • İki salatalık yeterli.Two cucumbers are enough.

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Watch out

Keep k before the consonant in salatalıkla. The separate form salatalık ile is also possible.

Try it yourself

  1. I washed the cucumber under running water. (specific object) ___ akan suyla yıkadım.

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    salatalığı

    salatalığı: final k changes to ğ before the accusative.

  2. The cucumber’s skin is dark green. (of the cucumber) ___ kabuğu koyu yeşil.

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    salatalığın

    salatalığın: final k changes to ğ before the genitive.

  3. We prepared a yoghurt sauce with cucumber. (ingredient, ile) ___ yoğurtlu bir sos hazırladık.

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    salatalıkla / salatalık ile

    salatalıkla or salatalık ile names the ingredient used.

Use it today

Describe how you prepare cucumber for a meal.