çapa
/t͡ʃapa/from spelling rules
The English word 'hoe' is translated into Turkish as çapa.
The word çapa refers to the agricultural tool known as a hoe. If you wish to describe the action of using this gardening tool, you can use the verb çapalamak.
Meaning: agricultural tool (noun)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /tʃapa/. The /tʃ/ sound is like the [ch] in 'change' and the /p/ sound is like the [p] in 'pan'.
Did you know?
- The word çapa also means 'anchor' in Turkish, referring to the heavy metal device used to keep a ship in place.
- The word çapa is inherited from Ottoman Turkish چاپه, which was written using the Arabic script before the alphabet change in 1928.
- A person working in a field might be described as a çapacı, which is a noun used to designate a hoe-user or a small-scale farmer.
Examples in context
- Bir çapa ile çalışırken dikkatli ol.Be careful when working with a hoe.This sentence is useful for giving a warning while working with a çapa.Tatoeba #5269168 by duran, translation #2630217 by meerkat
- Ödünç alabileceğim bir çapan var mı?Do you have a hoe that I could borrow?This sentence is useful for asking if someone has a çapa you can borrow.Tatoeba #10450064 by Ozturkce, translation #10445032 by CK
- Sıra sıra patatesler topraktan çıkarılır ve bir çapayla toplanır.Row after row the potatoes are unearthed and collected with a hoe.This sentence is useful for describing how potatoes are collected using a çapa.Tatoeba #5524493 by duran, translation #5439639 by Dejo
- Tarlada çalışırken iyi bir tarla çapasına ihtiyacınız olacaktır.You will need a good field hoe while working in the field.
- Çalışmamız için bir kazmaya ihtiyacımız var.We need a hoe for our work.
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Example conversation
Mehmet and Merve are working in their small garden.
- MerveBahçede çalışmak için bir çapa lazım.We need a hoe to work in the garden.
- MehmetTamam, hemen yeni bir çapa getireyim.Okay, let me bring a new hoe right away.
- MerveTeşekkürler, toprak çok sertleşmiş.Thanks, the soil has become very hard.
- MehmetSen çapa ile toprağı yumuşatabilirsin.You can soften the soil with the hoe.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hoe” translations and entries çapa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries çapa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
