Küçük adadaki her sakin komşularını isimleriyle bilirdi.
English: Every inhabitant of the small island knew their neighbours by their first names.
sakin /sakˈɪn/ · noun · CEFR B2. Turkish translation of "inhabitant".
See also: Vocabulary entry (Turkish)
- Source term
- inhabitant
- Translation
- sakin
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- noun
- Image
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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 | sakin |
|---|---|
| Regular/likely plural | sakinler |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + sakin
- Examples
- Küçük adadaki her sakin komşularını isimleriyle bilirdi.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Example Sentences
Yeni park semtin her sakininin rahatlığı için yapıldı.
English: The new park was created for the comfort of every inhabitant of the district.
Sosyoloji araştırması için binadaki her bir sakini tek tek röportaj yaptı.
English: She interviewed each inhabitant of the building for her sociology research project.
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