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A1 Noun and Adjective

tatlı

dessert / sweet

LevelA1
Word typeNoun and Adjective
Frequency rank#199

Meanings

  • dessert
  • sweet

Example sentences

Tatlı yemek istiyorum.
I want to eat dessert.
Tatlı çikolata.
Sweet chocolate.

tatlı in real sentences

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

  • Betty'nin tatlı bir sesi var.

    Betty has a sweet voice.

    Form: tatlı · Tatoeba #878319

  • Duvarın diğer tarafındaki elmalar en tatlıdır.

    The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.

    Form: tatlıdır · Tatoeba #1032238

  • Evlilik tatlıyla başlayan bir akşam yemeğidir.

    Marriage is a dinner that begins with dessert.

    Form: tatlıyla · Tatoeba #4053051

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Cases of tatlı

Built from vowel harmony, the buffer letters y and n, and the k/p/ç softening rule.
CaseFormUsed for
Nominativetatlıdictionary form, subject
Accusativetatlıyıthe definite object
Dativetatlıyato, towards
Locativetatlıdain, at, on
Ablativetatlıdanfrom
Genitivetatlınınof, owner
Pluraltatlılarmore than one

Grammar note

Can be adjective (sweet) or noun (dessert)

Often in the same sentence

Words that most often appear alongside this one in the Tatoeba sentences.

ekşisourçokvery / much / manyyemekfood / to eat / mealdondurmaice cream

More Food words

pastacakeşarapwinebirabeerçikolatachocolatekolacolakurabiyecookie / biscuit

Themes

FoodDiningAdjectives

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