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### The Habitual Past Negative ("Didn't Use To")

To talk about habits or routines that you **didn't use to do**, use the negative habitual past tense. This is the equivalent of "didn't use to" or "wouldn't" in English when referring to past behaviors.

To form the negative habitual past, combine the **Negative Aorist** suffix (`-maz` or `-mez`), the past tense suffix (`-dı` or `-di`), and a personal ending.

**Verb Stem + Negative Aorist** (`-maz` / `-mez`) **+ Past** (`-dı` / `-di`) **+ Personal Ending**

| Pronoun | Verb | Components | Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben | yemek | ye + mez + di + m | yemezdim | I didn't use to eat |
| O | yutmak | yut + maz + dı | yutmazdı | he/she/it didn't use to swallow |
| Biz | sevmek | sev + mez + di + k | sevmezdik | we didn't use to like |

Because the negative aorist suffix only contains the vowels *a* or *e*, the past tense suffix that follows will always be `-dı` or `-di` according to vowel harmony.

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### Picky Eaters

When reminiscing about childhood eating habits, there are usually certain vegetables or flavors we "wouldn't" eat. Use this structure to describe past refusals or aversions.

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Didn't use to (-mazdı)

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

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

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
spicy	acı
spinach	ıspanak
Nobody used to eat bitter spinach.	Kimse acı ıspanak yemezdi.
sour	ekşi
olive	zeytin
I never used to eat sour olives.	Ben hiç ekşi zeytin yemezdim.
picky	seçici
leek	pırasa
We were very picky, we didn't use to like leeks.	Biz çok seçiciydik, pırasa sevmezdik.
to swallow	yutmak
The child wouldn't swallow the leek.	Çocuk pırasayı yutmazdı.
raw	çiğ
onion	soğan
He didn't use to eat the raw onion.	O, çiğ soğanı yemezdi.
garlic	sarımsak
Picky children didn't use to eat garlic.	Seçici çocuklar sarımsak yemezdi.
I wouldn't swallow the spinach as fast as you.	Ispanağı senin kadar hızlı yutmazdım.
Nobody used to eat raw onion and garlic.	Kimse çiğ soğan ve sarımsak yemezdi.
These olives were bitter, nobody would buy them.	Bu zeytinler acıydı, kimse onları almazdı.
Picky people wouldn't drink the sour milk.	Seçici insanlar ekşi sütü içmezdi.
My sibling wouldn't eat the leek with garlic.	Kardeşim pırasayı sarımsakla yemezdi.
We didn't use to eat the spinach raw.	Biz ıspanağı çiğ yemezdik.
I wouldn't swallow that bitter medicine.	O acı ilacı yutmazdım.