Name olives on a breakfast plate, choose between two colours and describe a jar on your shopping list.

The idea

Zeytin means olive. Its final i selects object -i in zeytini and plural -ler in zeytinler. After a number or container, use beş zeytin or bir kavanoz zeytin.

Examples

  • Zeytini küçük bir tabağa koyuyorum.I am putting the olive on a small plate.
  • Bu zeytinler biraz tuzlu.These olives are a little salty.
  • Kahvaltıda beş zeytin yiyorum.I eat five olives at breakfast.
  • Yeşil zeytin mi, siyah zeytin mi istersin?Would you like green olives or black olives?
  • Zeytinin çekirdeğini çıkardım.I removed the olive’s stone.
  • Bir kavanoz zeytin alalım.Let’s buy a jar of olives.

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Watch out

Green and black olives both use zeytin: place yeşil or siyah before the noun. Do not confuse the fruit with zeytinyağı, olive oil.

Try it yourself

  1. Use the specified object form. zeytin ___ küçük bir tabağa koyuyorum.

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    zeytini

    zeytini: object -i follows the final vowel i; n does not change.

  2. Use the plural form. zeytin Bu ___ biraz tuzlu.

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    zeytinler

    zeytinler: the final front vowel i selects plural -ler.

  3. Keep the noun singular after the number. zeytin Kahvaltıda beş ___ yiyorum.

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    zeytin

    zeytin: after beş, the noun has no plural ending.

Use it today

Ask someone to choose green or black olives and state how many you want on your plate.