Illness and inability right now
Use a possessive body word as the subject: , my head hurts; , my throat hurts. With two parts use .
Nominal illness is . For inability now, add the negative ability stem before -iyor: .
For since a starting time, use -dan beri plus present: . This describes an ongoing state; it needs no English-style have been auxiliary.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I cannot come now. | ||
| I cannot come now. | ||
| You cannot come now, familiar. | ||
| You cannot come now, familiar. | ||
| She cannot come now. | ||
| She cannot come now. | ||
| We cannot come now. | ||
| We cannot come now. | ||
| You cannot come now, polite. | ||
| You cannot come now, polite. | ||
| They cannot come now. | ||
| They cannot come now. | ||
| My head hurts. | ||
| My head hurts. | ||
| I have been ill since Saturday. | ||
| I have been ill since Saturday. | ||
Ben gelemiyorum.I cannot come now.
Sen gelemiyorsun.You cannot come now, familiar.
O gelemiyor.She cannot come now.
Biz gelemiyoruz.We cannot come now.
Siz gelemiyorsunuz.You cannot come now, polite.
Onlar gelemiyorlar.They cannot come now.
Başım ağrıyor.My head hurts.
Cumartesiden beri hastayım.I have been ill since Saturday.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I cannot come now.
.
You cannot come now, familiar.
.
She cannot come now.
.
We cannot come now.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Ben .
I cannot come now.
Sen .
You cannot come now, familiar.
O .
She cannot come now.
Biz .
We cannot come now.
Siz .
You cannot come now, polite.
Onlar .
They cannot come now.
ağrıyor.
My head hurts.
Cumartesiden hastayım.
I have been ill since Saturday.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
O .
She cannot come now.
Biz .
We cannot come now.
Siz .
You cannot come now, polite.
Onlar .
They cannot come now.
ağrıyor.
My head hurts.
Cumartesiden hastayım.
I have been ill since Saturday.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I cannot come now here.
You cannot come now, familiar here.
She cannot come now here.
We cannot come now here.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I cannot come now.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I cannot come now.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
You cannot come now, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
You cannot come now, familiar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
She cannot come now.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
She cannot come now.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
We cannot come now.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
We cannot come now.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
