Bedeutung
Lacking focus and being unrealistic.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Teachers often use this phrase to scold students who look out the window. It reflects a traditional emphasis on strict focus and discipline in the classroom. Parents use it to describe 'teenager behavior'. It's seen as a phase of life where one is not yet 'grounded' by the realities of earning a living. The use of 'karış' (span) links modern Turkish speakers to their ancestors' way of perceiving the world through physical, bodily measurements. In Turkish romantic comedies, the 'clumsy but cute' protagonist is often described this way, making the idiom feel more endearing than critical.
Use it for silly mistakes
If you forget your umbrella or put salt in your tea, use this to laugh at yourself.
Don't use with superiors
Telling your boss 'Aklınız beş karış havada' is a quick way to get fired!
Bedeutung
Lacking focus and being unrealistic.
Use it for silly mistakes
If you forget your umbrella or put salt in your tea, use this to laugh at yourself.
Don't use with superiors
Telling your boss 'Aklınız beş karış havada' is a quick way to get fired!
Master the possessives
The idiom is only natural if you change 'akıl' to match the person. Practice 'aklım, aklın, aklı' daily.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'akıl'.
Benim ______ beş karış havada, bugün hiçbir şey yapamadım.
Since the subject is 'Benim' (My), you must use the 1st person singular possessive suffix.
Which situation best fits the idiom 'aklı beş karış havada'?
Hangi durumda bu deyimi kullanırız?
The idiom describes distraction and daydreaming.
Match the person with the correct form of the idiom.
Eşleştirme yapın:
Each pronoun requires a specific possessive suffix on the word 'akıl'.
Complete the dialogue.
Anne: 'Oğlum, ödevini neden bitirmedin?' Çocuk: 'Bilmiyorum anne, bugün ______.'
The child is explaining their lack of focus on homework.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenBenim ______ beş karış havada, bugün hiçbir şey yapamadım.
Since the subject is 'Benim' (My), you must use the 1st person singular possessive suffix.
Hangi durumda bu deyimi kullanırız?
The idiom describes distraction and daydreaming.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Each pronoun requires a specific possessive suffix on the word 'akıl'.
Anne: 'Oğlum, ödevini neden bitirmedin?' Çocuk: 'Bilmiyorum anne, bugün ______.'
The child is explaining their lack of focus on homework.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenTechnically yes, to show even more distraction, but 'beş' is the standard idiomatic number. People will understand you but it sounds like a joke.
It can be. It's a mild criticism. Between friends it's fine, but to a stranger, it's impolite.
Yes, 'hayal kurmak' is the verb for daydreaming, and 'aklı beş karış havada olmak' is the state of doing it when you shouldn't.
Just add '-ydı' to 'havada'. Example: 'Aklım beş karış havadaydı.'
Usually no. It implies the dreaming is a problem because you are ignoring reality.
It's an old unit of length, about 18-22 cm, based on the human hand.
Yes, you can just say 'Aklı havada'.
Five is a common 'round' number in Turkish idioms used for emphasis, like 'beş parmağın beşi bir değil'.
No, that would be 'kafası güzel' or 'sarhoş'. This is for sober distraction.
Only in very casual offices or when talking *about* someone, not *to* them formally.
Verwandte Redewendungen
ayakları yere basmak
contrastTo be realistic and grounded.
havai
similarFrivolous or flighty.
hayal dünyasında yaşamak
synonymTo live in a dream world.
başı bulutlarda olmak
similarTo have one's head in the clouds.
