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LevelA1
Word typeNoun
Frequency rank#263

Meanings

  • male
  • man
  • boy

Example sentence

Erkek çocuk.
Boy child.

erkek in real sentences

2,692 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.

  • Onun bir sürü erkek arkadaşı var.

    She has too many boyfriends.

    Form: erkek · Tatoeba #798764
  • Bütün erkekler Julia'ya âşık oldular.

    All the boys fell in love with Julia.

    Form: erkekler · Tatoeba #1239877
  • Basketbol takımımız uzun boylu erkekleri alıyor.

    Our basketball team is recruiting tall boys.

    Form: erkekleri · Tatoeba #1861066

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Cases of erkek

Built from vowel harmony, the buffer letters y and n, and the k/p/ç softening rule.
CaseFormUsed for
Nominativeerkekdictionary form, subject
Accusativeerkeğithe definite object
Dativeerkeğeto, towards
Locativeerkektein, at, on
Ablativeerkektenfrom
Genitiveerkeğinof, owner
Pluralerkeklermore than one

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