Kuraklık güney vadideki birçok ürünü yok etti.
English: The drought has destroyed many crops across the southern valley.
kuraklık /kuɾakɫˈɯk/ · noun · CEFR B2. Turkish translation of "drought".
See also: Vocabulary entry (Turkish)
- Source term
- drought
- Translation
- kuraklık
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- noun
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Article, Gender & Forms
Turkish nouns do not use a fixed definite article like "the". Plural meaning is usually added with -lar or -ler.
| Dictionary form | kuraklık |
|---|---|
| Regular/likely plural | kuraklıklar |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + kuraklık
- Examples
- Bu kuraklık.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Example Sentences
Çiftçiler bu çok uzun kuraklıktan sonra yağmur için dua ediyor.
English: Farmers are praying for rain after this very long drought.
Ciddi bir kuraklık devam ederse nehir tamamen kuruyacak.
English: If a serious drought continues, the river will dry up completely.
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