muzlar
/muzlaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'bananas' is translated into Turkish as muzlar.
muzlar is used to refer to more than one long, curved fruit with a yellow skin.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is the plural form of the singular noun muz. To express the definite direct object 'the bananas', you would add the accusative case suffix -ı to the plural form to get muzları.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /muzlaɾ/. The /m/ is like the [m] in much, the /u/ is like the [oo] in cool, the /z/ is like the [z] in zone and the /ɾ/ is like the [t] in AmE atom.
Did you know?
- Turkey is one of the world's few producers of the Anamur banana, a variety known for being smaller and more aromatic than the standard Cavendish bananas found in English-speaking countries.
- In Turkish culture, the muz is often associated with luxury and exoticism in older literature, as it was not native to the Anatolian plateau.
- If you want to say 'my bananas' using the word muz, you would say muzlarım. The suffixing process is so fluid that you can combine plurality, possession, and case into a single long word.
Examples in context
- Bu muzlar olgun mu?Are these bananas ripe?This sentence is useful for asking if the muzlar are ripe.Tatoeba #1273468 by duran, translation #60649 by CK
- Bu muzlar olgun değil.These bananas are not ripe.This sentence is useful for stating that the muzlar are not ripe.Tatoeba #4682056 by duran, translation #2667372 by meerkat
- Bu muzlar çok iyi değil.These bananas aren't very good.This sentence is useful for saying that the muzlar are not very good.Tatoeba #10224671 by tulin, translation #9936096 by CK
- Merhaba! Ben muz almak istiyorum.Hello! I want to buy bananas.
- Muzlar çok lezzetli görünüyor.The bananas look very delicious.
- 26 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
In a kitchen, a woman is checking the fruit basket.
- MehmetSepette muzlar var mı?Are there bananas in the basket?
- ZeynepEvet, Mehmet, taze muzlar var.Yes, Mehmet, there are fresh bananas.
- MehmetHarika, biraz meyve yiyelim.Great, let's eat some fruit.
- ZeynepTamam, hemen hazırlıyorum.Okay, I am preparing them right away.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
