Merhaba laura,
Very good. Çok iyi.
the present continuous tense suffix -yor can only be used with verbs. In other words, the word must have an infinitive form with -mak or -mek.
For instance look at these verbs: (you can double click on them)
Öğrenmek
Okumak
Koşmak
Gitmek
Now, we know that the -yor is the present continuous tense suffix and we know that the -m is the personal suffix for first person. We can add -yorum to all these verbs above. But first lets remove the -mak and -mek (infinitive suffixes) . The -mak and -mek stand for the "to" in the infinitive. Like "to go" = gitmek but go= git.
Öğren
Oku
Koş
Git
Now we have the imperative and we can see which word is ending with vowel and which with a consonant. If it ends with vowel we can simply add the -yorum.
Okuyorum = I'm reading
Otherwise we add a vowel in between. Yet you dont need to know which vowel to add inbetween. Simply add any vowel you like. Since there is a vowel harmony in Turkish Language this mistake will correct itself with time on its own.
Öğreniyorum= I'm learning
Koşuyorum= I'm running
Gidiyorum= I'm going
From "gitmek" we got "git" and "gidiyorum". Why? Because there is a consonant harmony. p, ç, t, k will change to b, c, d, g(ğ when followed by a vowel.
As you see the Present Continuous Tense is complicated. It looks very natural to start to learn first this tense but I dont suggest it. I would say learn many sentences with adjectives. Exactly like you have already written:
Ben akıllıyım.
Here the suffixes are -yım -yim -yum -yüm
As a simple exercise for you, you can try to make sentences with the following adjectives:
güzel
çalışkan
başarılı
duygusal
Negative sentences with adjectives need "değil" (not).
Ali akıllı.
Ali akıllı değil.
Ben akıllıyım.
Ben akıllı değilim.
Here notice that the personal suffix is used with değil when negative.
From all so far I have told on this page you might get an idea where and how to start with.
In most cases since the third singular person doesnt take a personal suffix it is a good idea to start with that instead first singular person.
For instance look at these two examples:
1. Ben çok akıllıyım. Ben çabuk öğreniyorum.
2. Ali çok akıllı. Ali çabuk öğreniyor.
Also it is good to start with infinitive, imperative and adjectives.
Can you translate the following sentences:
"Türkçe çok kolay."
"Türkçe öğrenmek çok güzel."
"Türkçe okumak çok güzel."
"Laura, Türkçe oku."
"Laura, çok oku çok öğren."
If you can translate them, try to understand why you can and why these sentences are easier.
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