How to Say "Mine" in Turkish - How To Say Guide

maden

/maːdɛn/

The Turkish word for mine is maden.

To refer specifically to the site or pit of a mine, the phrase maden ocağı is a common way.

Meaning: that which belongs to me (pron)

Which one should you use?

The word maden refers to an ore mine, whereas mayın refers to a military explosive device, such as a land mine or naval mine.

The plural form of maden is madenler. The genitive form madenin is used to indicate possession or 'of the mine'.

The pronunciation is /maːdɛn/. The /m/ sound is like the 'm' in [m]uch and the /n/ sound is like the 'n' in [n]ot.

The term maden can be used abstractly in Turkish to describe a person's source of talent or a 'treasure trove' of information.
The word maden was inherited from Ottoman Turkish, which borrowed it from the Arabic word maʕdin.
While English uses 'mine' for both ownership and excavation, Turkish uses maden only for the extracted minerals or the site itself, never for personal possession.

Bu bir altın madeni.
This is a gold mine.
This sentence is useful for identifying a gold maden.
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O iş bir altın madeniydi.
That business was a gold mine.
This sentence is useful for describing a business as a gold maden.
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Madenin içi çok karanlıktı.
It was very dark inside the mine.
This sentence is useful for describing the interior of a maden.
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Benimki bu.
This one is mine.
O benimki değil.
That one is not mine.
Benim kitabım.
My book.
Benim arabam.
My car.
O benim.
That's mine.
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