Definite Articles Exercises For Turkish Grammar

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In Turkish grammar, there is no specific article that directly translates as the definite article “the” in English. Instead, the definiteness or specificity of a noun is often implied through context or specific grammatical constructions. Therefore, this lesson will focus on understanding how to convey the idea of “the” in Turkish.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct word that represents ‘the’ in the given context

1. Senin *kitabฤฑn* nerede? (book)
2. Benim *evim* bรผyรผk. (house)
3. *ร–ฤŸrenciler* okula gidiyorlar. (students)
4. *Ayakkabฤฑ* รงok rahat. (shoe)
5. O *kรถpeฤŸi* seviyorum. (dog)
6. *Pasta* รงok lezzetli. (cake)
7. *ร–ฤŸretmen* geldi. (teacher)
8. *Araba* รงok yeni. (car)
9. *Gemi* limana girdi. (Ship)
10. *Sandviรง* yapmayฤฑ biliyor musun? (sandwich)
11. *Yolculuk* รงok uzun oldu. (journey)
12. *Hava* รงok soฤŸuk. (weather)
13. Bu *meyve* รงok tatlฤฑ. (fruit)
14. O *tiลŸรถrtรผ* alacaฤŸฤฑm. (t-shirt)
15. *Ayฤฑ* รงok bรผyรผk. (bear)

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with a suitable word to denote ‘the’ in context. This requires referring back to a previously mentioned or implied object or person.

1. OฤŸlum, *kรผรงรผk kardeลŸi* gidemeyecek. (his)
2. Beni *o* ziyaret etti. (he)
3. *Baba* รงok รถzledim seni. (Father)
4. *Doktor* yardฤฑmcฤฑ olacak. (The doctor)
5. *ฤฐstanbul’u* รงok seviyorum. (Istanbul)
6. *Kedisi* รงok sevimli. (her)
7. *Park* yรผrรผyรผลŸ iรงin harika. (The park)
8. O *yeลŸil รงantayฤฑ* bana ver. (that)
9. O *hikayen* รงok ilginรง. (Your story)
10. *YaฤŸmura* hazฤฑrlฤฑklฤฑ olmalฤฑyฤฑz. (The rain)
11. *Kadฤฑnlar* burada bekliyorlar. (The women)
12. *Babaannem* รงok yaลŸlฤฑ. (My grandmother)
13. *Kuzenim* evleniyor. (My cousin)
14. *Erkek kardeลŸi* รงok yaramaz. (her)
15. *Rakibim* รงok gรผรงlรผ. (my)

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