kokmak: giving off a scent

The idea

Name the scent without an object ending: limon kokuyor, tarçın kokuyor. Add güzel or kötü to evaluate it.

Examples

• Bu sabun banyoda limon kokuyor.This soap smells of lemon in the bathroom.
• Dün mutfak tarçın koktu.Yesterday the kitchen smelled of cinnamon.
• Yarın ev yine tarçın kokacak.Tomorrow the house will smell of cinnamon again.
• Bu çanta kötü kokuyor.This bag smells bad.
• Yağmurdan sonra toprak güzel kokuyor.The soil smells pleasant after the rain.
• Ben çiçeği kokluyorum; çiçek güzel kokuyor.I am smelling the flower; the flower smells nice.

Watch out

Without context, kokuyor can suggest an unpleasant smell. It is not always negative: güzel kokuyor explicitly says it smells nice.

Try it yourself

1. Complete in the present continuous: Sabun şimdi limon ___. (kokmak)

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   kokuyor

   kokuyor: use the requested present form; a third-person singular subject needs no added personal ending.

2. Complete in the definite past (-di): Mutfak dün tarçın ___. (kokmak)

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   koktu

   koktu: the exercise requests the definite past; keep third-person singular agreement with the named subject.

3. Complete in the future tense: Ev yarın tarçın ___. (kokmak)

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   kokacak

   kokacak: the third-person future keeps its final k because no vowel-initial personal ending follows it.

Use it today

Describe two pleasant scents and one unpleasant smell, naming their sources.