Because the aorist tense states universal truths, habits, and natural laws, it is exactly what you need to talk about agriculture, nature, and animal behavior.
The Aorist Negative for "He / She / It / They"
For the third person, the negative aorist uses the suffixes -maz or -mez, following 2-way vowel harmony:
- a, ı, o, u → -maz (e.g., satmaz – he/she/it does not sell)
- e, i, ö, ü → -mez (e.g., yemez – he/she/it does not eat)
| The old farmer does not sell wheat. | Yaşlı çiftçi buğday satmaz. |
| A horse does not eat meat, it eats grass. | At et yemez, ot yer. |
When talking about plants growing (or failing to grow), this tense is perfect for expressing general scientific facts.
| This seed does not grow in cold weather. | Bu tohum soğuk havada yetişmez. |
A quick note on plurals: When the subject is plural but non-human (like dogs, cows, or plants), the verb usually remains in the singular form. We use -maz / -mez rather than adding a plural marker.
| The farmer's dogs do not eat grass. | Çiftçinin köpekleri ot yemez. |
The Aorist Negative for "You"
For the second-person singular ("you"), add the personal ending -sın or -sin directly to the negative suffix, creating -mazsın or -mezsin.
- a, ı, o, u → -mazsın (e.g., almazsın – you do not take)
- e, i, ö, ü → -mezsin (e.g., vermezsin – you do not give)
This form is great for giving general advice or stating rules about what "you" just don't do.
| You do not get good yield from a small field. | Küçük tarladan iyi verim almazsın. |
| You do not give them wheat. | Onlara buğday vermezsin. |