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Kalkıyorum, okuyorum

Routines and things you like

Routines and things you like

The infinitive is the dictionary form ending in -mak or -mek. Remove it to find the verb stem: gelmek → gel. The present tense ending -iyor describes what happens now and also routines with a time phrase.

The six persons are . The vowel before harmonises: . An ending may make the subject pronoun unnecessary.

For negation, put -mı, -mi, -mu, -mü before : . Before -yor, final or narrows: çalmak → çalıyor, beklemek → bekliyor. Early polite requests such as are whole expressions until module five.

Before -iyor, remove a final vowel and choose the harmonic vowel: okumak → okuyor, yıkamak → yıkıyor. gives and gives .

For liking an action, use -mayı or -meyi with : , I like reading; , I like sleeping. This is an action noun as the specific object.

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FormExampleMeaning
I get up.
You get up, familiar.
He gets up.
We get up.
You get up, polite.
They get up.
I read a book.
I like reading.
  • Ben kalkıyorum.I get up.

  • Sen kalkıyorsun.You get up, familiar.

  • O kalkıyor.He gets up.

  • Biz kalkıyoruz.We get up.

  • Siz kalkıyorsunuz.You get up, polite.

  • Onlar kalkıyorlar.They get up.

  • Kitap okuyorum.I read a book.

  • Okumayı seviyorum.I like reading.

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