-yi

accusative

Usages of -yi

• Annem bahçeyi çiçeklerle süslüyor.: My mother is decorating the garden with flowers.
• Rıhtıma yanaşan tekneyi izledim.: I watched the boat docking at the wharf.
• Fasulyeyi pişirmeden önce suda bekletmişti.: He had soaked the beans in water before cooking them.
• Bu cümleyi tam olarak anlamıyorum.: I don’t fully understand this sentence.
• Eleman makineyi tamir ediyor.: The employee is repairing the machine.
• Kervan çöldeki vahşi fırtınaya rağmen ilerlemeyi sürdürdü.: The caravan continued to advance despite the fierce storm in the desert.
• Kapasiteyi aşarsak giriş yasak; buna göre listeyi güncelliyorum.: If we exceed the capacity, entry is forbidden; I’m updating the list accordingly.
• Çizelgeyi güncellemeden önce herkesle saati netleştiriyoruz.: Before updating the schedule, we clarify the time with everyone.
• Bedenini bilmeden tişört almak zor; denedikten sonra karar vermek kolay.: It’s hard to buy a T-shirt without knowing your size; deciding is easy after trying it.
• Projeyi aylardır aynı tempoda sürdürdük; artık sadece ince ayar kaldı.: We have maintained the project at the same pace for months; now only fine-tuning remains.
• Sahilde rüzgâr artınca şemsiyeyi kapatıp kafeye geçtik.: When the wind increased on the shore, we closed the umbrella and moved to the cafe.
• Gazeteyi alıp baştan sona okudum.: I took the newspaper and read it from start to finish.
• Kadın gazeteyi bırakıp toplantıya girdi.: The woman put down the newspaper and entered the meeting.
• Avukat, belgeyi imzalamanı özellikle istedi.: The lawyer especially asked you to sign the document.

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