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A1
1. Demonstrative pronounsbu, şu, o
2. Basic question wordskim, ne
3. Plural nouns-lar, -ler
4. I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)
5. We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)
6. Negative statementsdeğil
7. Yes and no questionsmı, mi, mu, mü
8. Questions with 'to be'mısın, mıyım
9. Greetings and politeness
10. Numbers 1 to 10bir, iki, üç
11. Numbers 11 to 20on bir, on iki
12. Numbers by tens to 100otuz, kırk...
13. Counting objectstane
14. The locative case-da, -de
15. Consonant assimilation-ta, -te
16. Saying 'too'de, da
17. Asking wherenerede
18. There is / there arevar
19. There is not / there are notyok
20. This place and that placeburası, orası
21. Asking how manykaç
22. Infinitive verbs-mak, -mek
23. Informal commandsgit, gel
24. Conversation fillersşey, yani, hadi
25. Negative commands-ma, -me
26. Polite and plural commands-In, -InIz
27. Basic word order
28. Present continuous for consonant roots-iyor
29. Present continuous for vowel roots-iyor
30. Present continuous personal suffixes-iyorum
31. Negative present continuous-miyor
32. Present continuous questions-iyor mu
33. Future plans with present continuous
34. The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)
35. Consonant mutationk, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c
36. From or out of-dan / -den
37. Directional question wordsnereye, nereden
38. First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)
39. Third person possessive (-(s)i)
40. Plural possessives-imiz, -iniz, -leri
41. Nouns that drop a voweloğlum, ismim
42. Having thingsarabam var, param yok
43. The genitive case (-(n)in)
44. Definite noun compounds-nin ... -si
45. Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)
46. Possessive buffer lettern
47. Spatial postpositionsiçinde, üstünde
48. The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)
49. Object question wordskimi, neyi
50. Adjectives modifying nouns
51. Manner and choice questionsnasıl, hangi
52. Basic degree modifiersçok, biraz
53. Comparisonsdaha, en
54. Particles and qualifiers
55. Quantity and everyday abstract nouns
56. Days of the week
57. Months of the year
58. The time question wordne zaman
59. Telling timesaat, buçuk
60. Asking the timesaat kaç, saat kaçta
61. Until and up to (-(y)a kadar)
62. Meals, study and the passing day
63. Basic conjunctionsve, ama, veya
64. Causality conjunctionçünkü
65. Another way to ask whyniçin
66. Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)
67. Purpose and beneficiariesiçin
68. Expressing desire-mak istemek
69. The past copula (-(y)DI)
70. The direct past tense-DI
71. Past tense personal suffixes-DIm, -DIn
72. Past tense negative-mAdI
73. Past tense questions-DI mI
74. Everyday politeness formulas
75. States and changes with olmak
76. Everyday verbs and what they carry
77. Conversational essentials
A2
78. Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)
79. Ordinals four to ten, counting large
80. Reflexive pronounskendim, kendin
81. Reciprocal pronounsbirbiri
82. Indefinite pronouns for peopleherkes, kimse
83. Indefinite pronouns for things and placesher şey, hiçbir şey
84. Conjunctions of consequencebu yüzden, bu nedenle
85. Correlative conjunctionshem... hem, ne... ne
86. Turkish food and dishes
87. Verbs taking the dative case-e / -a
88. Verbs taking the ablative case-den / -dan
89. Time originberi
90. Time duration-DIr
91. Comparisons of similaritygibi
92. Comparisons of equalitykadar
93. Perspectivesgöre
94. Verbal nouns-mA / -mE
95. Giving, taking and drawing: vermek, almak, çekmek
96. Verbal nouns as objects-mAyI / -mEyI
97. Verbal nouns with the dative-mAyA / -mEyA
98. General necessitylazım / gerek
99. Personal necessity-mAm lazım
100. Third-person commands-sIn / -sInlAr
101. First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)
102. First person plural optative (-(y)AlIm)
103. Affirmative future for consonant roots-AcAk
104. Activities with yapmak
105. Buffer rules for the future tense (-(y)AcAk)
106. First-person future mutation-AcAğIm
107. Negative future tense-mAyAcAk
108. Asking about the future-AcAk mI?
109. Simple present for vowel roots-r
110. Simple present for short words-Ar
111. Simple present for longer words-Ir
112. First-person aorist negative-mam, -mayız
113. Aorist negative for other persons-mazsın, -maz
114. The aorist interrogative-ar mı?
115. Polite requestsyapar mısın?
116. On the phone and forms of address
117. Expressing ability-abilir
118. Expressing inability-amaz
119. Asking for permission-abilir mi?
120. Must and should-malı, -meli
121. Negative obligation-mamalı, -memeli
122. The reported past tense-mış, -miş
123. Reported past negative-mamış
124. Reported past questions-mış mı?
125. Hedging and giving examples
126. Reported past with nouns and adjectives (-(y)mış)
127. The past continuous tense-iyordu
128. Past continuous negative-miyordu
129. Past continuous questions-iyor muydu?
130. Before doing-madan önce
131. After doing-dıktan sonra
132. When and as soon as-ınca
133. While being (-(y)ken)
134. Simultaneous actions (-(y)ken)
135. Conditional states (-(y)sA)
136. Conditional actions (-(y)sA)
137. Subject relative participles (-(y)An)
138. Negative conditional-mAzsA
139. Negative subject relative clauses-mayan / -meyen
140. Object relative clauses-dığı / -diği
141. Purpose clauses-mAk için
142. Causal clauses-dIğI için
143. Sequential actions (-(y)Ip)
144. Adverbs of manner (-(y)ArAk / -(y)ErEk)
145. Negative adverbials of state-mAdAn
146. Direct speechdiye
147. Until doing (-(y)AnA kadar)
148. Past ability (-(y)Abildi)
149. Past inability (-(y)Amadı)
150. Future in the past (-(y)Acaktı)
151. Past general necessity-mAk lazımdı
152. More expressions with etmek
153. Past personal necessity-mAm lazımdı
154. Reflexive verbs (-(I)n)
155. Action manner (-(y)Iş)
156. Indefinite pronouns with possessiveshepsi, bazıları
157. Adjectives from locations-daki, -deki
158. Adjectives from times-ki
159. Reciprocal verbs (-(I)ş)
160. Present continuous conditional-iyorsa
161. Future conditional-acaksa
162. Participles as nouns-an, -en
163. Elapsed time since an action-alı, -eli
164. Consequences and alternativesyoksa
165. Either... or...ya... ya da...
166. The conjunction thatki
167. Adverbial suffix-ce / -ça
168. Factual copula-dır / -dir
169. Fractions and percentagesyüzde, -de
170. Derivational suffix-lık / -lik
171. Possessive interrogativeshangisi, hangimiz
172. Direction and opposition-e karşı
173. Substitutionyerine
B1
174. Chain noun compounds
175. Indefinite determinerherhangi bir
176. Intensified adjectivesm, p, r, s
177. Diminutives-cık / -cak
178. Role and capacityolarak
179. Topic postpositionshakkında, ile ilgili
180. Exception and addition-dan başka
181. Consequence-dan dolayı
182. Concession-e rağmen
183. Contrastive conjunctionsoysa, halbuki
184. Imminent action-mak üzere
185. The habitual past-rdi
186. Didn't use to-mazdı
187. The passive voice-il
188. The passive voice-in
189. Passive voice tenses
190. The passive agenttarafından / -ca
191. The causative voice-dir
192. The causative voice-t / -it
193. Causative objects
194. Imminent action-mak üzere
195. The conditional main clause (-(a/ı)rdı)
196. Present hypothetical conditionals (-(y)sa)
197. Present wishes (keşke ... -(y)sa)
198. Past counterfactual conditionals (-(y)saydı)
199. Past regrets (keşke ... -(y)saydı)
200. Future subject relative clauses (-(y)acak)
201. Future object relative clauses (-(y)acağı)
202. Headless relative clauses
203. Present and past factive clauses-dığı
204. Causative and passive verbs-tIrIl
205. The conditional 'would' (-(A/I)rdI)
206. Future statements (-(y)AcAğI)
207. Indirect wh-questions (-dIğI / -(y)AcAğI)
208. Social formulas II — blessings and condolences
209. Indirect yes/no questions (-(y)Ip -mAdIğI)
210. Indirect commands-mA
211. As soon as-Ir -mAz
212. As long as-dIkçA
213. Unless-mAdIkçA
214. Rather than-mAktAnsa
215. Double causative-passive-tırıl
216. Substitution conjunction-mak yerine
217. Indirect commands-masını
218. Concessive clauses-masına rağmen
219. Similarity clauses-mış gibi
220. Past unfulfilled obligation-malıydı
221. Reported present continuous-Iyormuş
222. Hearsay future tense-acakmış
223. Storyteller's aorist-armış
224. Reported necessity-malıymış
225. Substitution-mak yerine
226. Sudden actions-iver
227. Formal present continuous-makta / -mekte
228. Probability with verbs-dır
229. Even though / Despite-dığı halde
230. So much that / Enough to-acak kadar
231. Just as / As-dığı gibi
232. External obligation-mak zorunda
233. Negative possibility-mayabilir
234. Purpose clausesdiye
235. Conditional extent-dığı sürece
236. Repeated actions-a -a / -e -e
237. Interrupted intentions-acakken / -ecekken
238. Logical deductionsolmalı
239. Frozen states-akalmak / -ekalmak
240. Continuous repetition-ip durmak
241. Derivation suffixes-siz, -ci
242. Past perfect tense-mıştı
243. Even if-sa bile / -sa da
244. Future perfect tense-mış olacak
245. Causal clauses-dığından dolayı
246. Correlative indifferenceister... ister...
247. Advisability-sa iyi olur
248. The emphatic particlebile
249. Informal reasonsdiye
250. Verbal nouns as subjects-mesi
251. Instead of doing-eceğine
252. On the condition that-mak üzere
253. The particle 'even' with pronounsbile
254. Possessive pronouns-ki
255. Impersonal passives-ilir, -ilmez
256. Time and place relative clauses-diğim
257. Lack of necessity-maya gerek yok
258. Question tagsdeğil mi?
259. Softening questionsacaba
260. Adverbs of mannerböyle, şöyle, öyle
261. Expressing 'some of'-den/-dan
262. Because of and thanks toyüzünden, sayesinde
263. Throughout and all alongboyunca
264. Gradual changegittikçe, giderek
265. Not only... but alsosadece ... değil, aynı zamanda ...
266. As ifsanki
267. Adjectives of inclusion-lı / -li
268. Telling the exact timegeçiyor / var
269. Stating when things happengeçe / kala
270. Before and after with nouns-den önce / -den sonra
271. Towards and around-e doğru
272. Expressing belonging-e ait
273. Distributive numbers (-(ş)ar / -(ş)er)
274. Different-subject purpose clauses-mA + possessive + için
275. Phase and state change adverbshâlâ, artık, henüz
276. Experiential aspecthiç
277. Numerical approximationiki üç, yaklaşık
278. Conjunctions of additionüstelik, ayrıca
279. Markers of discoverymeğer, meğerse
280. How much and how longne kadar
281. What placeneresi
282. From doing-maktan
283. When doing-dığında
284. When doing in the future-acağı zaman
285. Since doing-dığından beri
286. Starting from-dan itibaren
287. As much as-dığı kadar
288. No matter whatne -sa
289. Probability-ebilir / -abilir
290. Adjectives as nouns
291. Adjective softening-ce / -ça
292. Word reduplication for manner
293. Pre-verbal focus
294. Past participle adjectives-mIş
295. Affirmative aorist adjectives (-(A/I)r)
296. Negative aorist adjectives-mAz
297. Lexicalized object participles-dIk
298. Instrumental converbs of action-mAkla
299. Logical inferencedemek ki
300. Escalating additiveshatta
301. Evaluative declarationsiyi ki
302. Formal inclusive correlativesgerek ... gerekse
B2
303. Approximation suffixes-mtIrak / -msI
304. Fellowship suffix-DAş
305. Adjectives from verbs-gIn / -kIn
306. Nouns from verbs-m / -Im
307. Indefinite correlativeskimi... kimi...
308. Vague quantitiesbirtakım
309. Inclusive pairingolsun... olsun
310. Time-framed relative clauses-mIş olan / -AcAk olan
311. Continuous relative clauses-mAktA olan
312. Emphatic relative clausesasıl... olan
313. Past experiences-mişliğim var
314. Lacking intention-eceği yok
315. Almost happening-eyazmak
316. Feigning ignorance-mazlıktan gelmek
317. Sudden urges-eceği tutmak
318. Causing outcomes-masına sebep olmak
319. Irreversible actionsgitti o gidiş
320. Since / Given that-dığına göre
321. Along with doing-makla beraber
322. Not merely doing-makla kalmayıp
323. Without doing-maksızın / -meksizin
324. As if doing-casına / -çasına
325. To the limit-asıya
326. As soon as-dı mı
327. Even thoughher ne kadar
328. Suppose thattut ki / diyelim ki
329. In the event that-dığı takdirde
330. In case of-ma halinde
331. Present assumptions-acak
332. Must be / Probably-sa gerek
333. Past logical deduction-miş olsa gerek
334. Double negationdeğil
335. Factive statementski
336. Inevitabilityister istemez
337. Clarificationyani, şöyle ki
338. Summarizationkısacası, özetle
339. Contrary consequenceyine de
340. Complete oppositionaksine, tersine
341. Factual confirmationnitekim
342. Additional argumentskaldı ki
343. Expressing reservationne var ki
344. Could have (-(y)abilirdi)
345. Couldn't have-amazdı / -emezdi
346. Inferred past conditional-mışsa
347. The more... the more...ne kadar ... o kadar
348. Disbelief and sarcasm-mışmış
349. Possessive relative clauses (-(y)An)
350. Postpositional relative clauses-dIk
351. Factive nominal clausesolduğu
352. Past real conditionals-DIysa
353. Locative infinitive complements-mAktA
354. Noun clauses with topic postpositions-dIğInA dair / hakkında
355. Double causative verbs-ttır / -tırt
356. Future continuous-Iyor olacak
357. Continuous deductions-Iyor olmalı
358. Past possibility-mIş olabilir
359. Perfective infinitives-mIş olmak
360. Formal perfect aspect-mIş bulunmak
361. Diminutive of compassion-cAğIz / -cEğIz
362. Verbs of becoming-laş / -leş
363. Verbs of acquiring-lan / -len
364. Possessive compound adjectives
365. Continuous noun clauses-iyor olması
366. Spontaneous decisions-ar / -er
367. Plural question wordskimler, neler
368. Naming and labelingdiye bir
369. Expressing physical cause-dan / -den
370. Emphatic possessivekendi
371. Alternating actionsbir ... bir ...
372. Auxiliary verb compounds-etmek, -olmak
373. Spontaneous urges (-(y)ası gelmek)
374. Historical continuity (-(y)agelmek)
375. Agentive nouns and adjectives (-(y)ıcı)
376. Eventual chanceolur da
377. Temporal immediacy-dığı gibi
378. Reported conditionals and wishes-saymış
379. Embedded clause subjects-nin ... -diği
380. Future ability and inability-ebilecek / -emeyecek
381. Degree consequenceo kadar ... ki
382. Regular intervals-da bir
383. Perspective and evaluationaçısından / bakımından
384. Expressing preference-den yana
385. In terms ofaçısından / bakımından
386. Fact and possibility clauses-dığı gerçeği
387. Cannot help but do-madan edememek
388. Adjective emphasisgüzel mi güzel
389. Feeling about to do-acak gibi olmak
390. 'Let alone' clausesbir yana
391. Simultaneous cause and effect-masıyla
392. Relational adjectives-sAl / -sEl
393. Tendency adjectives-gAn / -kEn
394. Formal purpose clausesamacıyla / maksadıyla
395. Situational necessitydurumunda kalmak
396. Interrupted past actions (tam ... -(y)acaktı ki)
397. Comparisons-e kıyasla / -e oranla
398. Addition-in yanı sıra
399. Almost doing somethingaz kalsın / neredeyse
400. Attitude and perception verbs (-(i)msemek)
401. As long asyeter ki
402. Not because-dığından değil
403. Trailing particleki
404. Not even doing somethingdeğil -mak ... bile
405. Unexpected and audacious actionskalkıp / tutup
406. At the cost of-mak pahasına
407. Advisability-makta fayda var
408. Indifferenceha ... ha ...
409. Abstract noun clauses-ma niyeti
410. At the cost of-mAk pahasına
411. Future participles for purpose (-(y)acak)
412. Exclusive actions-maktan başka
413. Elapsed time without action-mayalı
414. Reserved admissionsgerçi
415. Minimum acceptable alternativesbari, en azından
416. Already or anywayzaten
417. Inevitable outcomesnasıl olsa
418. Negative past deduction-mIş olamaz
419. Continuous action (-(y)Adurmak)
420. Stipulating conditionsşartıyla / koşuluyla
421. Topic shifting (-(y)A gelince)
422. Alternative consequencesaksi takdirde
423. Stating preference-tAn ziyade
424. Object simultaneity ('-(y)ken')
425. Factive subjects ('-dIk' / '-(y)AcAk')
426. Infinitival predicates'-mAk'
427. Situational compulsion'-mAyA mecbur olmak'
428. Verbs governing the locative'-DA'
429. Formal concession'-yA karşın'
430. Reflexive reduplication'kendi kendine'
431. Rhetorical strong negationhiç ... -r mi?
432. Affirmative ability relatives (-(y)abileceği)
433. Negative ability relatives (-(y)amayacağı)
434. Affirmative necessity relatives-ması gereken
435. Negative necessity relatives-maması gereken
436. Formal ongoing relatives-makta olduğu
437. Clauses of fear-acak diye
438. Precaution clauses-acak diye
439. Composition with nouns-dan ibaret
440. Composition with verbs-maktan ibaret
441. Postposition of dedicationuğruna
442. Formal necessityicap eden
443. Consisting of an action-mAKtAn ibaret
444. Clauses of necessityicap eden
445. Formal wishes and optative (-(y)A / -(y)AsIn)
446. Temporary duration-lIğInA
447. Extent and collective action-lArcA / -cA
448. Gradual progression (-DAn -(y)A)
449. As far as I know-dIğI kadarıyla
450. Unlike and contrary to (-(n)In aksine / tersine)
451. As if it weren't enough-dIğI yetmiyormuş gibi
452. Exclamations with da/deNasıl da...! / Ne kadar da...!
453. Contrastive topic markerise, -ysa
454. Reciprocal-causative verbs (-(i)ştirmek)
455. Rhetorical echo questionsmı, mi
456. Lexicalized case adjectives-dan, -da
457. Imminent actionsgeldi gelecek
458. Proportional extent-dığı oranda
459. Evidential cleftsgörünen o ki
460. Exclusivity and characteristic traits-e özgü
461. Ultimate justificationne de olsa
462. Vague categoriesm- reduplication
463. Precautionary clausesdiye
464. Representation and formal purposeadına
465. Maximal extent and capacity-ebildiği kadar
466. Immediate consequenceüzerine
467. Expressing suspicionyoksa
468. Since and seeing thatmadem
469. Persistent inabilitybir türlü
470. Chaotic abundance-an -a
471. Making and renderingkılmak
472. Taking the opportunity-mışken
473. Maximums and exclusive possibilitiesyapsa yapsa
474. Inverted sentences
475. Existential relative clausesolan / olmayan
476. Passive relative participles-ılan / -enen
477. Purpose compounds-ma / -me
478. Sensory impressionsgibi gelmek
479. Alternating stateskâh ... kâh ...