Usages of siyah
Cadının siyah (bir) kedisi var.
The witch has a black cat.
İki çeşit zeytinimiz var: siyah ve yeşil.
We have two kinds of olive: black and green.
Bizim okulumuzun duvarları siyah.
The walls of our school are black.
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