HafizaLearn Turkish
LevelA1
Word typeNoun
Frequency rank#99

Example sentence

Güzel bir şey.
A beautiful thing.

şey in real sentences

4,605 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.

  • Her zaman her şeyi düşünmemi bekleyemezsin.

    You can't expect me to always think of everything!

    Form: şeyi · Tatoeba #852458
  • O öyle bir şey yapmış olamaz.

    She can't have done such a thing.

    Form: şey · Tatoeba #1010465
  • Bir kişinin hayatı geçici bir şeydir.

    The life of a person is a transient thing.

    Form: şeydir · Tatoeba #1032231

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Cases of şey

Built from vowel harmony, the buffer letters y and n, and the k/p/ç softening rule.
CaseFormUsed for
Nominativeşeydictionary form, subject
Accusativeşeyithe definite object
Dativeşeyeto, towards
Locativeşeydein, at, on
Ablativeşeydenfrom
Genitiveşeyinof, owner
Pluralşeylermore than one

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