States and changes with olmak

Adjective + olmak

olmak turns an adjective into a change of state. The adjective on its own says how something is; with olmak it says that something becomes that way.

— to fall ill — to become happy — to get ready

adjective alone	with olmak
hastayım — I am ill
to fall ill, to get sick	hasta olmak
mutluyum — I am happy
to become happy	mutlu olmak
hazırım — I am ready
to be ready, to get ready	hazır olmak

The fixed pairs

Several of these have hardened into set expressions. to be sure

emin olmak is to be sure, from the adjective sure, certainemin; to be awarefarkında olmak is to be aware; and to be of helpyardımcı olmak is the ordinary, slightly more polite way to offer help beside yardım etmek.

to causeneden olmak means **to cause**. The word *neden* is the same one you know as the question *why* — here it is the noun *cause*. to be pleasedmemnun olmak is *to be pleased*, and its frozen past form **memnun oldum** is how you say *pleased to meet you*.