This is the 2556th most frequent Turkish word.
patates
Potato.
The word 'patates' is used as a noun referring to the vegetable 'potatoes'.
Bugün pazardan patates satın aldık.
Today we bought potatoes from the market.
In this sentence, 'patates' is again a noun and refers to the main ingredient of the salad.
Patates salatası yapmak için patatesleri haşladım.
I boiled the potatoes to make potato salad.
Here, 'patates' is used as a noun to describe the agricultural product 'potato' in the context of farming.