Past is the thirty-seventh (assuming read left to right) skill in the language tree for Turkish. It has a total of six lessons that teach the past tense in Turkish, as well as a few new verbs.
Grammar Notes[]
Past Tense + "To Be"[]
The past tense of "to be" is indicated with another suffix: -DI-. It goes between the verb stem and the personal suffix (if there is one). The personal suffixes are also slightly different as well:
| Pronoun | Suffix |
|---|---|
| ben | -m |
| sen | -n |
| o | -X |
| biz | -k |
| siz | -nIz |
| onlar | -lAr |
- Mutluyum. ("I am happy") -> Mutluydum. ("I was happy")
- Bıçak biraz yeşil. ("The knife is a little bit green") -> Bıçak biraz yeşildi. ("The knife was a little bit green")
Note: if the stem ends in a vowel and it is not first person, an extra -y- is added between the stem and the -DI- suffix.
- "This was a castle" -> Bu bir kaleydi
Past Tense with Other Verbs[]
The past tense with other verbs follows the personal endings and suffixes outlined above, except for the extra -y-.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1: To be[]
- dün = yesterday
- yeni = new
Lesson 2[]
- hoşuna gitmek (+dat) = to like
Lesson 3[]
- doğmak = to be born
- durmak = to stop (oneself)
- durdurmak = to stop (something)
Lesson 4[]
- düşmek = to fall
- koymak = to put
- aramak = to call (phone)
- taşımak = to carry
- kazanmak = to win
- kalkmak = to get up
- çağırmak = to call (for)
- inanmak = to believe
Lesson 5[]
- değişmek = to change
- kurmak = to set
- artmak = to increase
- yatmak = to go to bed
- ölmek = to die
- ayrılmak (+abl)= to break up with (someone)
- geçen = last
- beğenmek = to like
- azalmak = to decrease
Lesson 6[]
- gelişmek = to develop, to thrive
- kaybetmek = to lose
- kaybolmak = to get lost
- görünmek = to appear
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/tr/Past-Tense
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