Turkish Verb Forms and Everyday Examples

Flashcards for understanding Turkish verb forms and their everyday uses.

Gidiyor

He/She/It is going

İçti

He/She/It drank - Past

Okuyacak

He/She/It will read - Future

Yapar

He/She/It does/makes - General/Habitual

Bakmaz

He/She/It doesn't look - Negative Habitual

Uyuyormuş

He/She/It was supposedly sleeping - Hearsay

Alabilir

He/She/It can/may take/buy - Ability/Possibility

Gelemez

He/She/It cannot come - Inability

Beklemeli

He/She/It should/must wait - Obligation

Anlatmam lazım/gerek

I need to explain - Necessity

Çalışmak zorunda

He/She/It really has to work - Strong Necessity

Eskiden oynardı

He/She/It used to play - Past Habitual

Yaptırdım

I had it done/made - Causative

Yazıldı

It was written - Passive

Gidip geldi

He went and came back - Consecutive Action

Gülmeyi sever

He likes laughing/to laugh - Verbal Noun

Denemeye değer

It is worth trying

Bilsedi

If he/she knew

Keşke gelseydi

I wish he/she had come

Yerken

While eating

Başlayınca

When/As soon as it starts

Yedikten sonra

After eating

Sormadan önce

Before asking

Durmadan

Without stopping

Giden çocuk

The boy who is going - Participle

Okuduğum kitap

The book that I read - Relative Clause

Yorgun olduğu için

Because he is tired

Dediğim gibi

As I said

Bak! / Bakınız

Look! - Informal/Formal Command

İçeyim

Let me drink / I shall drink

Gidelim

Let’s go

Gelsin

Let him/her come / He/she should come

Öğrenmek için

In order to learn

Sabaha dek

Until morning

Gelmesine rağmen

Although he/she came