Mutfak lavabosunda kocaman bir kirli bulaşık yığını vardı.
English: There was a huge pile of dirty dishes in the kitchen sink.
yığın /jɯɯˈɯn/ · noun · CEFR B2. Turkish translation of "pile".
See also: Vocabulary entry (Turkish)
- Source term
- pile
- Translation
- yığın
- 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 | yığın |
|---|---|
| Regular/likely plural | yığınlar |
How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + verb + yığın
- Examples
- Mutfak lavabosunda kocaman bir kirli bulaşık yığını vardı.
- Tip
- Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.
Example Sentences
O temiz giysilerini ahşap sandalyenin üzerine düzenli bir yığın halinde koydu.
English: She placed her clean clothes in a neat pile on the wooden chair.
Geçen cumartesi öğleden sonra ön bahçedeki yaprak yığınını temizledi.
English: He cleared the pile of leaves from the front garden last Saturday afternoon.
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