A hat can cover the head and have a wide brim.

The idea

Şapka means hat or cap. The definite object is şapkayı, şapkam means “my hat”, and şapkanın links the hat to its brim. After the final vowel, accusative uses linking y and genitive uses linking n.

Examples

  • Şapkayı sabah bahçede taktım.I wore the hat in the garden in the morning.
  • Şapkam bugün başımı koruyor.My hat protects my head today.
  • Şapkalar rafta yan yana duruyor.The hats are side by side on the shelf.
  • Bu şapka bana tam oluyor.This hat fits me perfectly.
  • Şapkanın kenarı oldukça geniş.The brim of the hat is quite wide.
  • İki şapka askıda kaldı.Two hats remained on the rack.

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Watch out

Write y in şapkayı and n in şapkanın. The possessive -m attaches directly to the vowel in şapkam.

Try it yourself

  1. I wore the hat in the garden. (specific object) ___ bahçede taktım.

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    şapkayı

    şapkayı: linking y precedes accusative -ı.

  2. My hat protects my head today. (my hat) ___ bugün başımı koruyor.

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    şapkam

    şapkam: possessive -m follows the vowel directly.

  3. The brim of the hat is quite wide. (of the hat) ___ kenarı oldukça geniş.

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    şapkanın

    şapkanın: linking n precedes genitive -ın.

Use it today

Describe a hat’s fit and the width of its brim.