şimşek
lightning
LevelB1
Word typeNoun
Frequency rank#965
Example sentence
Şimşek çaktı.
Lightning flashed.
şimşek in real sentences
18 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.
Gök gürültüsünü duydum, fakat şimşeği görmedim.
I heard the thunder, but didn't see the lightning.
Form: şimşeği · Tatoeba #2670717Şimşek genellikle gök gürültüsüne eşlik eder.
Lightning normally accompanies thunder.
Form: şimşek · Tatoeba #4527337Aralıklı şimşekler, ormanın kasvetli karanlığını aydınlattı.
Intermittent flashes of lightning illuminated the dark gloom of the forest.
Form: şimşekler · Tatoeba #9050850
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Cases of şimşek
Grammar note
çakmak = to flash/strike; 'flashed' is more accurate for lightning appearing
Often in the same sentence
Words that most often appear alongside this one in the Tatoeba sentences.