hata

When you're speaking Turkish, you might hear or use the word hata quite often. It's a fundamental noun that means 'mistake' or 'error'. Think of it as the Turkish equivalent of saying 'I made a mistake' or 'there was an error'.

It's important to remember that hata is a noun, so it will take noun endings just like other nouns in Turkish. For example, if you want to say 'my mistake', you would add the possessive suffix: hatam. If you want to say 'to make a mistake', you'd use the verb yapmak (to do/make) with hata, forming hata yapmak.