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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)

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When talking about plants growing (or failing to grow), this tense is perfect for expressing general scientific facts.

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**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.

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### 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.

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Aorist negative for other persons (-mazsın, -maz)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

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Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

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The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

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Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

Question	Answer
farmer	çiftçi
wheat	buğday
The old farmer does not sell wheat.	Yaşlı çiftçi buğday satmaz.
horse	at
The farmer's horse does not run fast.	Çiftçinin atı hızlı koşmaz.
grass	ot
A horse does not eat meat, it eats grass.	At et yemez, ot yer.
cow	inek
That cow does not give milk.	O inek süt vermez.
Cows do not eat bad grass.	İnekler kötü ot yemez.
The farmer's dogs do not eat grass.	Çiftçinin köpekleri ot yemez.
soil	toprak
to grow (plants, crops)	yetişmek
Good wheat does not grow in bad soil.	Kötü toprakta iyi buğday yetişmez.
seed	tohum
This seed does not grow in cold weather.	Bu tohum soğuk havada yetişmez.
field	tarla
yield	verim
A good field's yield does not drop.	İyi tarlanın verimi düşmez.
You do not get good yield from a small field.	Küçük tarladan iyi verim almazsın.
You do not give them wheat.	Onlara buğday vermezsin.
You do not throw seeds into this soil.	Bu toprağa tohum atmazsın.