Category Archives: Present Tense

Grammar - Present Tense in Turkish Language

As i promised to my fellow reader today i am gonna teach you present tense in Turkish.
Yeah i hear you some people yelling “we already learned present tense” . Yes you are right but it was present continous tense.
Gelmek: to come
Gel+ir+im  : I come
Gel+ir+sin : You come
gel+ir : he/she/it comes
Gel+ir+iz : we come
gel+ir+siniz : you […]

Turkish Grammar - Present Tense Question

To ask a question we use the suffix
-mi
The rule is
verb + (i)yor +(SPACE HERE)+ m(i)+possession
Exception in the 3rd plural person
verb + (i)yor+ l(e)r + (SPACE HERE)+m(i)+
In some places of Turkey the rule is Ok for 3rd plural person as well. Everybody can understand even you are strict about the rule in […]

Turkish Grammar - Present Tense Negative Form

To make a verb negative in Turkish we use the suffixes
-me
-ma
Gel : come / Gelme :Don’t come
Kal : stay / Kalma : Don’t stay
For present tense
The rule is
verb +m(e)+ yor + possession
The “e” in the -me changes acording to the
vowel harmony.
Gel : Come / Gelmek : To come
gel+m(i)+yor+um —> I am not coming
gel+m(i)+yor+sun […]

Turkish Grammar - Present Tense

It is simple to form present tense in Turkish.
The rule is
verb + (i)yor + possession
The “i” in the (i)yor changes acording to the
vowel harmony.
Gel : Come / Gelmek : To come
gel+(i)+yor+um —> I am coming
gel+(i)+yor+sun —> You are coming (Singular)
gel+(i)+yor —> He/She/It is coming.
gel+(i)+yor+uz —> We are coming
gel+(i)+yor+sunuz —> You are coming (Plural)
gel+(i)+yor+lar —> […]

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