1. Infinitives Verbs in Turkish, when used alone, have the imperative meaning as in English. do --> yap come --> gel go --> git drink --> iç sleep --> uyu In order to make a verb infinitive, the suffix -mek is used. to do --> yapmak (changes to -mak since yap[do] is a hard word) to come --> gelmek to go --> gitmek to drink --> içmek to sleep --> uyumak The following are examples to the use of infinitives in Turkish: It is good to sleep. --> Uyumak iyi(dir). It is difficult to study. --> Çalışmak zor(dur). I want to go. --> Gitmek istiyorum. I want to walk. --> Yürümek istiyorum. 2. Plurals To make plurals of nouns, the suffix -ler is used. Below are some examples, note how the suffix -ler becomes 'sometimes -ler, sometimes -lar' obeying the rules of vowel harmony. road(s) --> yol --> yollar tree(s) --> ağaç --> ağaçlar rose(s) --> gül --> güller room(s) --> oda --> odalar house(s) --> ev --> evler job(s) --> meslek --> meslekler |