Name a screwdriver and say what you use it with.

The idea

Tornavida means screwdriver. The specific object is tornavidayı; tornavidayla means “with a screwdriver” and tornavidam means my screwdriver. The linking y follows the final vowel.

Examples

  • Tornavidayı sabah kutuya koydum.I put the screwdriver in the box in the morning.
  • Küçük tornavida çekmecede duruyor.The small screwdriver is in the drawer.
  • Vidayı dün tornavidayla dikkatle sıktık.Yesterday we carefully tightened the screw with the screwdriver.
  • Bu tornavida çok uzun.This screwdriver is very long.
  • Tornavidam mavi saplı.My screwdriver has a blue handle.
  • İki tornavida masanın üzerinde.Two screwdrivers are on the table.

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Watch out

Do not confuse tornavidayı with tornavidayla: one marks the object, the other the tool used with an action.

Try it yourself

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

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    tornavidayı

    tornavidayı: linking y precedes accusative -ı for the specific object.

  2. Use the tool form: Yesterday we carefully tightened the screw with the screwdriver. Vidayı dün ___ dikkatle sıktık.

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    tornavidayla / tornavida ile

    tornavidayla: linking y precedes -la, meaning “with”.

  3. Use the possessive: My screwdriver has a blue handle. Benim ___ mavi saplı.

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    tornavidam

    tornavidam: -m marks the speaker’s screwdriver.

Use it today

Describe a screwdriver and write a sentence about tightening a screw.