Word
Maşayı kullanmadan sıcak tepsiyi tutma.
Meaning
Don’t hold the hot tray without using the tongs.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Maşayı kullanmadan sıcak tepsiyi tutma.
sıcak
hot
kullanmak
to use
tepsi
the tray
-madan
without
Questions & Answers about Maşayı kullanmadan sıcak tepsiyi tutma.
What does kullanmadan mean, and how is it formed?
It comes from the verb kullanmak meaning to use.
The form breaks down like this:
- kullan- = verb stem
- -ma- = negation
- -dan / -den = part of the without doing structure
So kullanmadan means without using.
This -madan / -meden form is very common in Turkish for saying without doing something:
- yemeden = without eating
- bakmadan = without looking
- sormadan = without asking
Why do both maşayı and tepsiyi have endings on them?