teyze
aunt (mother's sister)
LevelA1
Word typeNoun
Frequency rank#251
Example sentence
Teyzem İstanbul'da yaşıyor.
My aunt lives in Istanbul.
teyze in real sentences
162 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.
Teyzem bana yeni bir etek yaptı.
My aunt made a new skirt for me.
Form: teyzem · Tatoeba #765028Yoko teyze çalışmak için çok zayıf.
Aunt Yoko is too weak to work.
Form: teyze · Tatoeba #1241771Ne kadar teyzen ve dayın var?
How many aunts and uncles do you have?
Form: teyzen · Tatoeba #2131140
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Cases of teyze
Grammar note
Turkish has specific words for maternal vs paternal relatives
Often in the same sentence
Words that most often appear alongside this one in the Tatoeba sentences.