tren
/tɾɛn/
The English word 'train' (as a noun) is tren in Turkish. Wiktionary also lists katar.
Meaning: line of connected cars or carriages (noun)
Ways to say it
| Turkish | IPA |
|---|---|
| tren | /tɾɛn/ |
| katar | /kaˈtaɾ/ |
The word tren is used to refer to a train.
Which one should you use?
While tren is the general word for a train, katar specifically refers to the sequence or line of connected cars/carriages.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural 'trains', use trenler. If you want to say 'to the train', you add the dative suffix '-e' to tren, resulting in trene. To say 'from the train', you add the ablative suffix '-den' to tren, resulting in trenden.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /tɾɛn/. The /ɾ/ sound is like the [t] in the American English word 'atom', and the /n/ sound is like the [n] in 'not'.
Did you know?
- The Turkish word katar originally described a line of camels in a caravan, not metal carriages on tracks.
- In Turkish, the word katar can be used to describe any long row of things, not just vehicles, such as a line of animals or people.
- Turkish has a specific word, ray, for the metal tracks a tren runs on, which is an unrelated root to the word for the train itself.
Examples in context
- O tren hızlı mı?Is that train fast?This sentence is useful for asking about the speed of a tren.Tatoeba #5250998 by deyta, translation #5250717 by CarpeLanam
- Tom bu trende mi?Is Tom on this train?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is on a tren.Tatoeba #6786999 by deyta, translation #6786063 by CK
- Tren az önce gitti.The train has just left.This sentence is useful for stating that a tren has recently departed.Tatoeba #1280988 by duran, translation #279218 by CK
- Bugün trenle yolculuk yapacağım.Today, I will travel by train.
- Tren saat kaçta kalkıyor?At what time does the train depart?
- Trende birçok yolcu var.There are many passengers on the train.
- Yeni tren hatları yapılıyor.New train lines are being constructed.
- Trenle seyahat etmek keyifli olabilir.Traveling by train can be enjoyable.
- 1431 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mehmet and Merve are at the railway station.
- MehmetMerve, tren ne zaman geliyor?Merve, when is the train coming?
- MerveOn dakika sonra burada olur.It will be here in ten minutes.
- MehmetHangi tren bizimki?Which train is ours?
- MerveŞu kırmızı olan bizim tren.That red one is our train.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “train” translations and entries tren, katar, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries katar, tren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
