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LevelA1
Word typeNoun
Frequency rank#252

Example sentence

Dayım mühendis.
My uncle is an engineer.

dayı in real sentences

93 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.

  • Dayı Tom benim annemin erkek kardeşidir.

    Uncle Tom is my mother's brother.

    Form: dayı · Tatoeba #1111299
  • Şurada gazete okuyan adam benim dayım.

    The man reading a paper over there is my uncle.

    Form: dayım · Tatoeba #1700410
  • Ne kadar teyzen ve dayın var?

    How many aunts and uncles do you have?

    Form: dayın · Tatoeba #2131140

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Cases of dayı

Built from vowel harmony, the buffer letters y and n, and the k/p/ç softening rule.
CaseFormUsed for
Nominativedayıdictionary form, subject
Accusativedayıyıthe definite object
Dativedayıyato, towards
Locativedayıdain, at, on
Ablativedayıdanfrom
Genitivedayınınof, owner
Pluraldayılarmore than one

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