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### Expressing Desire (-mak istemek)

To say what you want to do, use the infinitive form of the action verb (ending in **-mak** or **-mek**) followed by **istemek** (to want). 

Only **istemek** changes to match the subject and tense. The main action verb stays exactly as it is in the dictionary.

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### Saying What You Do Not Want

To say what you *don't* want to do, conjugate **istemek** in the negative. The main verb remains in the infinitive.

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### Asking Questions

To ask if someone wants to do something, use the question form of **istemek**.

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You can also use question words like **kim** (who), **hangi** (which), or **neden** (why). 

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Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

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)

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)

First person plural optative (-(y)AlIm)

Question	Answer
to travel	seyahat etmek
We want to travel together.	Birlikte seyahat etmek istiyoruz.
Does he want to travel every year?	Her yıl seyahat etmek istiyor mu?
to help	yardım etmek
Who wants to help?	Kim yardım etmek istiyor?
I do not want to help.	Yardım etmek istemiyorum.
to rent	kiralamak
I want to rent a new car.	Yeni bir araba kiralamak istiyorum.
Which house do you want to rent?	Hangi evi kiralamak istiyorsunuz?
to marry	evlenmek
They want to get married tomorrow.	Onlar yarın evlenmek istiyor.
Why don't you want to get married?	Neden evlenmek istemiyorsun?
immediately / right away	hemen
to move (residence)	taşınmak
I want to move immediately because the house is very small.	Hemen taşınmak istiyorum çünkü ev çok küçük.
I do not want to move now.	Şimdi taşınmak istemiyorum.
to dance	dans etmek
Do you want to dance?	Dans etmek istiyor musun?
The children want to dance together.	Çocuklar birlikte dans etmek istiyor.
guitar	gitar
to play (an instrument) / to play (a recording, music)	çalmak
He wants to play the guitar.	Gitar çalmak istiyor.
I want to buy a new guitar.	Yeni bir gitar almak istiyorum.
Do you want to play the guitar in the evening?	Akşam gitar çalmak istiyor musun?
outside	dışarı
Do you want to go outside?	Dışarı çıkmak istiyor musun?
I do not want to go outside because I am very tired.	Dışarı çıkmak istemiyorum çünkü çok yorgunum.
We want to start immediately.	Hemen başlamak istiyoruz.