Filtre kahveyi termosla parka götürelim, bari yağmur başlamadan içelim.

Let’s take the filter coffee to the park in a thermos; at least let’s drink it before the rain starts.

Breakdown of Filtre kahveyi termosla parka götürelim, bari yağmur başlamadan içelim.

• içmek: to drink
• park: the park
• ile: with
• başlamak: to start

Questions & Answers about Filtre kahveyi termosla parka götürelim, bari yağmur başlamadan içelim.

Why is it filtre kahveyi with the accusative -i?

Because the coffee is a specific, known item (“the filtered coffee”). In Turkish, definite/direct objects take the accusative: filtre kahve (general) vs filtre kahveyi (that particular coffee). If you meant “some filtered coffee,” you’d typically say filtre kahve götürelim (no -i).

What does termosla mean here? Why not termosta?

-la/-le with a noun means “with/by means of.” Ter mosla = “with a thermos / in a thermos (as the means of carrying).” Termosta uses the locative “in the thermos” and emphasizes location: Kahveyi termosta götürelim also works, focusing on the container. Both are natural; termosla is more “using a thermos,” termosta is “in the thermos.”

Can I write termos ile instead of termosla?

Yes. ile can be written separately (termos ile) or fused as -la/-le (termosla). After a vowel, use a buffer y: araba → arabayla.

Why is it parka and not parkı?