Sequential actions (-(y)Ip)
To express doing one action and then another, attach -(y)ıp, -ip, -up, or -üp (following four-way vowel harmony) to the stem of the first verb instead of using a word for "and."
The first verb takes no tense or person endings. The final verb carries the tense and person markers for the entire sequence. Note how gitmek (to go) mutates to gidip:
| I will go to the hairdresser and have my hair cut. | Kuaföre gidip saçımı kestireceğim. |
| The barber will cut my hair and wash it with shampoo. | Berber saçımı kesip şampuanla yıkayacak. |
If the first verb's stem ends in a vowel, add the buffer consonant y. For example, yıkamak (to wash) becomes yıkayıp:
| The barber will wash his brush and dry it. | Berber fırçasını yıkayıp kurutacak. |
Salon actions (Causatives)
At hair salons (kuaför) and barbers (berber), you usually aren't cutting your own hair. Turkish uses causative verbs to express having someone else do the action for you. For instance, kestirmek means "to have [hair] cut" and boyatmak means "to have [hair] dyed."
| My older sister will have her hair cut and dyed. | Ablam saçını kestirip boyatacak. |
| The hairdresser will dry my hair and blow-dry it. | Kuaför saçımı kurutup fön çekecek. |
Questions and suggestions
Because the final verb governs the entire sentence, any question particles or suggestion endings placed at the end apply to both actions seamlessly.
| Shall I wash your hair and blow-dry it? | Saçınızı yıkayıp fön çekeyim mi? |
| Shall we style your hair and apply hair gel? | Saçınıza şekil verip jöle sürelim mi? |