Describe an iron and say where it is kept.
The idea
Ütü can mean a clothes iron or the activity of ironing. The specific object is ütüyü, with linking y; ütüm means my iron. After a number use the singular: iki ütü.
Examples
- Ütüyü sabah dolaba kaldırdım.I put the iron away in the cupboard in the morning.
- Eski ütü masanın üzerinde duruyor.The old iron is on the table.
- Bugün ütüyü dikkatle temizledik.Today we carefully cleaned the iron.
- Bu ütü çok hafif.This iron is very light.
- Ütüm kutunun içinde.My iron is in the box.
- İki ütü rafın üzerinde.Two irons are on the shelf.
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Watch out
Context distinguishes the appliance from the activity. Do not omit the linking y in ütüyü.
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Use the definite object: I put the iron away in the cupboard in the morning. Sabah ___ dolaba kaldırdım.
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ütüyü
ütüyü: linking y joins the final vowel to the accusative -ü.
Use the possessive: My iron is in the box. Benim ___ kutunun içinde.
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ütüm
ütüm: -m marks the speaker’s iron.
After a number: Two irons are on the shelf. İki ___ rafın üzerinde.
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ütü
ütü: after iki, the noun normally stays singular.
Practice round
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Use the definite object: I put the iron away in the cupboard in the morning. Sabah ___ dolaba kaldırdım.
Use the possessive: My iron is in the box. Benim ___ kutunun içinde.
After a number: Two irons are on the shelf. İki ___ rafın üzerinde.
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Describe an iron and say where it is stored.