Soğan yemeğin üstünde.
English: The onion is on food.
soğan /soːˈan/ · noun · CEFR A1. Turkish translation of "onion".
See also: Vocabulary entry (Turkish) · Topic: Turkish Yiyecek ve İçecekler
- Source term
- onion
- Translation
- soğan
- CEFR Level
- A1
- 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 | soğan |
|---|---|
| Regular/likely plural | soğanlar |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + soğan
- Examples
- Bu soğan.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Topic context
This word appears in the Turkish Yiyecek ve İçecekler.
Example Sentences
Soğan beni ağlatıyor.
English: The onion makes me cry.
Çorba için soğanı doğrarım.
English: I cut the onion for the soup.
O salataya soğan koyar.
English: She puts onion in the salad.
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