Talking About Your Own Habits
So far you have used the aorist (simple present) only for he, she, it and they. To talk about yourself and the people you are speaking to, add a personal ending after the -r. These are the same endings you already know from the present continuous: geliyorum, geliyorsun, geliyoruz.
| Person | Ending | yapmak | okumak | pişirmek |
|---|
| ben (I) | -ım / -im / -um / -üm | yaparım | okurum | pişiririm |
| sen (you) | -sın / -sin / -sun / -sün | yaparsın | okursun | pişirirsin |
| o (he / she / it) | none | yapar | okur | pişirir |
| biz (we) | -ız / -iz / -uz / -üz | yaparız | okuruz | pişiririz |
| siz (you, plural or formal) | -sınız / -siniz / -sunuz / -sünüz | yaparsınız | okursunuz | pişirirsiniz |
| onlar (they) | (-lar / -ler) | yaparlar | okurlar | pişirirler |
The vowel of the ending follows the last vowel of the verb, so yapar gives yaparım, okur gives okurum and götürür gives götürürüm.
Breakfast Routines
The aorist is the natural way to describe what you usually do, which makes it perfect for talking about breakfast.
You and We
The r of the aorist stays in every form. Only the ending changes: yersin (you eat), yeriz (we eat), yersiniz (you all eat).
The thirteen short verbs from the previous lesson take the same endings, so almak gives alırım, alırsın and alırsınız.
They
For onlar (they), add -lar or -ler: severler (they love). When the subject is already a plural noun, this ending is often left out.
