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### The Reported Present Continuous: `-(I)yormuş`

To talk about ongoing actions or current situations that you haven't seen firsthand but heard about from someone else—like sharing news or workplace gossip—combine the present continuous suffix (`-Iyor`) with the reported past suffix (`-muş`).

Because the continuous suffix always contains the fixed vowel *o* in `-yor`, the reported suffix that follows will *always* be `-muş` (never `-miş`, `-müş`, or `-mış`).

| Verb Stem | Present Continuous | Reported Continuous | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| çalış- (to work) | çalışıyor | çalışıyormuş | reportedly working |
| boşan- (to divorce) | boşanıyor | boşanıyormuş | reportedly getting divorced |
| terfi et- (to be promoted) | terfi ediyor | terfi ediyormuş | reportedly getting promoted |

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### Negative Reported Continuous

To state that you heard someone is *not* currently doing something, use the negative present continuous ending `-(I)mıyor` followed by `-muş`.

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### Asking Questions

When asking for updates on a situation using question words like *neden* (why), the sentence structure remains standard and the verb takes the usual `-(I)yormuş` ending.

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### Connecting Ideas

You will often hear `-(I)yormuş` paired with conjunctions like *bu yüzden* (for this reason) or *bu nedenle* (therefore) to relay the full story about cause and effect when sharing updates.

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Reported present continuous (-Iyormuş)

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
abroad	yurt dışı
to apply (for a job, etc.)	başvurmak
I heard the student is applying for a visa to go abroad.	Öğrenci yurt dışına gitmek için vizeye başvuruyormuş.
I heard his sibling is applying for a new job.	Onun kardeşi yeni bir işe başvuruyormuş.
I heard they are working for a foreign company abroad.	Onlar yurt dışında yabancı bir şirket için çalışıyormuş.
raise / price increase	zam
I heard the boss is not giving him a raise because he doesn't work much.	Patron ona zam vermiyormuş çünkü çok çalışmıyormuş.
to be promoted	terfi etmek
I heard the secretary is getting promoted as a manager.	Sekreter, müdür olarak terfi ediyormuş.
I heard she is getting promoted next year, that's why she is not asking for a raise now.	Gelecek yıl terfi ediyormuş, bu yüzden şimdi zam istemiyormuş.
bonus	prim
I heard the company is paying a big bonus this month.	Şirket bu ay büyük bir prim ödüyormuş.
to be fired	kovulmak
I heard he is getting fired from work because he says he wants a bonus.	Prim istiyor diye işten kovuluyormuş.
Why is the manager reportedly getting fired today?	Müdür bugün neden işten kovuluyormuş?
pregnant	hamile
to get divorced	boşanmak
I heard the pregnant woman is getting divorced.	Hamile kadın boşanıyormuş.
I heard she is quitting her job because she is pregnant.	Hamile olduğu için işten ayrılıyormuş.
I heard the man is getting divorced while working together with his wife.	Adam eşi ile beraber çalışıyorken boşanıyormuş.
to cheat on / to deceive (in a relationship)	aldatmak
Why is the man reportedly cheating on his wife?	Adam eşini neden aldatıyormuş?
I heard her husband is cheating on her, therefore she is getting divorced.	Kocası onu aldatıyormuş, bu nedenle boşanıyormuş.
to reconcile / to make peace	barışmak
The two friends fought yesterday but I hear they are reconciling today.	İki arkadaş dün kavga etti ama bugün barışıyormuş.
I heard the married couple is getting divorced without fighting.	Evli çift kavga etmeden boşanıyormuş.
Apparently, the angry friends are making peace now.	Kızgın arkadaşlar şimdi barışıyormuş.

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