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When talking about things you *never* do or stating strong personal principles, use the negative aorist (simple present) tense.

In Turkish, the negative aorist is slightly irregular for the first person ("I" and "We"). Instead of the standard **-maz** or **-mez**, the "I" form attaches **-mam** or **-mem** directly to the verb stem, following two-way vowel harmony.

- **a, ı, o, u** → **-mam** (e.g., *almam* – I do not take)
- **e, i, ö, ü** → **-mem** (e.g., *affetmem* – I do not forgive)

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### The Aorist Negative for "We"

For the first-person plural ("We"), add **-mayız** or **-meyiz** to the verb stem. 

- **a, ı, o, u** → **-mayız** (e.g., *bırakmayız* – we do not leave)
- **e, i, ö, ü** → **-meyiz** (e.g., *vermeyiz* – we do not give)

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### Emphasizing "Never"

When paired with words like **asla** (never) or **hiçbir** (any/no), the first-person aorist negative is perfect for laying down strict rules and talking about crime-solving routines.

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First-person aorist negative (-mam, -mayız)

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
detective	dedektif
bribe	rüşvet
I am a detective, I never take a bribe.	Ben bir dedektifim, asla rüşvet almam.
We are detectives, we do not accept bribes.	Biz dedektifiz, rüşvet kabul etmeyiz.
gun / weapon	silah
I never carry a gun.	Asla bir silah taşımam.
criminal	suçlu
We do not give weapons to criminals.	Suçlulara silah vermeyiz.
murder	cinayet
I do not leave murder files at home.	Cinayet dosyalarını evde bırakmam.
We do not make murder jokes.	Biz cinayet şakası yapmayız.
clue	ipucu
I do not miss any clue.	Hiçbir ipucunu kaçırmam.
I do not look for a clue in a dark room.	Karanlık odada ipucu aramam.
evidence	kanıt
We do not lose any evidence.	Hiçbir kanıtı kaybetmeyiz.
We do not hide evidence from the police.	Polisten kanıt saklamayız.
murderer	katil
I never forgive the murderer.	Katili asla affetmem.
We do not trust a murderer.	Biz bir katile güvenmeyiz.
suspect	şüpheli
I do not stay alone with a suspect.	Bir şüpheliyle yalnız kalmam.
We do not forget any suspect.	Hiçbir şüpheliyi unutmayız.
victim	kurban
I do not talk with the victim's family.	Kurbanın ailesiyle konuşmam.
We do not lie to the victim.	Kurbana yalan söylemeyiz.
We never forgive a criminal.	Biz bir suçluyu asla affetmeyiz.

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