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22 Jun 2006 Thu 10:45 am |
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Quoting sultani:
Also these words have confused me???
there are headings in the work book as follows:
KONUSMA...........Speaking, but it looks like a negative...Dont speak!!
DINLENME...........Listening, same as above bout being a negative
OKUMA............ Reading, but could be dont read??
How do you tell the difference???? |
I can only help you about this part. I think it's very good that you noticed the two meanings that a shortened infinitive like 'konuşma' has.
Indeed, 'konuşma!' means 'Don't speak!'
But when you take away the -k- from a verb, it can also make it a noun of that verb:
konuşmak - to speak
konuşma - the speaking (also: the conversation)
dinlemek - to listen**
dinleme - the listening**
okumak - to read
okuma - the reading
You may wonder when you will use such words, but as you've seen they are used like in your book. Also, when you go on learning, you will see that suffixes can be added to those words. So they don't only mean a negative imperative, it depends on their context.
** Please note that:
dinlemek = to listen
dinlenmek = to rest, relax
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