TensesThere are 5 fundamental tenses in Turkish. These are:
Present simple tense (Geniş zaman)The present simple tense is used, very much ike the one in English:
Present simple tense is used only for verbs, it is not meaningful for nouns and adjectives.
Present simple tense of a verb is constructed this way:
The suffix for constructing the present simple tense of a verb is not always the same. The suffix is sometimes -ir, sometimes -er. This is the only tense with this irregularity, but there are certain rules that will tell you which one to choose most of the time. The rules that will help you choose which one of -ir or -er to use as suffix are as follows:
Now, let's look at how the present simple tense is used with different personal pronouns:
The negative of present simple tense is a little different than just adding the negative-making suffix -me. Construction of negatives of present simple tense is given in the table below. The negative-making suffix becomes -mez except for I and we. Moreover, when negative suffix is used, the present simple tense suffix is not used.
Present simple tense is the most irregular tense in Turkish, it's not simple as the name implies. |
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