Turkish

“Off” (inactive) in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Off” (the adjective, as in something that is inactive) is written as:

Kapalı

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The computer is off.”

Bilgisayar kapalı.

 
“Are the computers off?”

Bilgisayarlar kapalı mı?

 
“The TV is off.”

Televizyon kapalı.

 
“The lights are off.”

Işıklar kapalı.

 
“I’ll check if the lights downstairs are off.”

Aşağıdaki ışıkların kapalı olup olmadıklarını kontrol edeceğim.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Off” (inactive) in Lebanese Arabic

“Off” (inactive) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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