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The Letter from Grandma

Babaannemden Mektup

Trabzon'da yeni bir işe başlayan Emre, yoğunluktan babaannesini neredeyse bir yıldır ziyaret edememiştir. Bir akşam posta kutusunda babaannesinden gelen bir mektup bulur. Mektup, Emre'nin zamanın ne kadar hızlı geçtiğini ve sevdiklerine zaman ayırmanın önemini anlamasını sağlar.

Babaannemden Mektup: hikaye kapak çizimi
Trabzon379 kelime · 11 yeni kelimeGramer: past perfect

Altı noktalı kelimelere dokun, anlamı çıksın.

When Emre moved to Trabzon for his new job, he had not visited his for almost a year. He had always been too busy. Work, meetings, and traffic had filled his days, and he had told himself, "I will visit her next month."

One Friday evening, he found a letter in his . The handwriting was but familiar. It was from his grandmother, Nine Fatma, who lived in a small village in the mountains above the city. She did not use a phone, so she had written a letter.

"My dear Emre," it began. "I hope you are eating well. The hazelnut trees are full this year. I made your favourite cornbread yesterday, but nobody was here to eat it. Don't worry, I am not angry. I only miss your voice." Emre read the letter three times.

He felt . He remembered how she had waited for him every summer when he was a boy. She had always put a clean on his bed before he arrived. She had never asked for anything .

The next morning, he his friend's car and drove up the road to the village. The was thick, and the road was dangerous. When he finally arrived, his grandmother was standing at the gate, as if she had known he would come.

"You came!" she said, and hugged him tightly. In the kitchen, the table was already set. She had cooked cornbread, beans, and fresh cheese. "How did you know I was coming?" he asked. She laughed. "I didn't. I cook for you every Saturday, just in case."

Emre could not speak. All those Saturdays, she had prepared food for a grandson who never came. He took her hands. "I am sorry, Nine. I should have come earlier." "You are here now," she said. "That is enough."

They spent the whole day together. She told him stories about his grandfather, and he helped her collect hazelnuts in the garden. In the evening, he bought her a simple mobile phone and taught her how to use it.

From that day on, Emre called her every evening and visited every second weekend. He kept the letter in his wallet. It him that love waits quietly, but time does not.

Kelimeler

Hikayedeki 11 yeni kelime, hikayeden örnek cümleleriyle.

grandmotherisimbabaanne, anneanne

...he had not visited his grandmother...

mailboxisimposta kutusu

...he found a letter in his mailbox.

shakysıfattitrek

The handwriting was shaky but familiar.

ashamedsıfatutanmış

He felt ashamed.

blanketisimbattaniye

...put a clean blanket on his bed...

in returndeyimkarşılığında

She had never asked for anything in return.

borrowfiilödünç almak

...he borrowed his friend's car...

windingsıfatvirajlı, kıvrımlı

...drove up the winding road...

mistisimsis

The mist was thick...

hugfiilsarılmak

...and hugged him tightly.

remindfiilhatırlatmak

It reminded him that love waits quietly...

Gramer notu

Past perfect (had + V3)

Bu hikayede past perfect (had + V3) öne çıkıyor. Geçmişte başka bir olaydan önce gerçekleşmiş olan bir olayı anlatır.

  • Yapı: had + V3 (past participle)
  • He had not visited his grandmother for almost a year. (Babaannesini neredeyse bir yıldır ziyaret etmemişti.)
  • She had cooked cornbread, beans, and fresh cheese. (Mısır ekmeği, fasulye ve taze peynir pişirmişti.)
  • Olumsuz: had not (hadn't) + V3
  • Soru: Had + özne + V3?
  • Past perfect, genellikle past simple ile birlikte kullanılır:
  • When Emre moved to Trabzon, he had not visited his grandmother. (Önce ziyaret etmemişti, sonra taşındı.)
  • Sık kullanılan zaman ifadeleri: before, after, already, never, by the time.

Ne kadar anladın?

6 kısa soru. Cevabını seç, hemen doğrusunu gör.

1.Why had Emre not visited his grandmother for almost a year?

2.Why did his grandmother write a letter?

3.What did the grandmother say in her letter?

4.What was waiting on the table when Emre arrived?

5.Why did the grandmother cook every Saturday?

6.What does Emre learn from the letter?