Breakdown of Uzaylılar bizimle konuşurdu.
biz
we
konuşmak
to speak / to talk
ile
with / by / and (linking nouns)
uzaylı
alien / extraterrestrial
Questions & Answers about Uzaylılar bizimle konuşurdu.
Why does konuşurdu end with -urdu instead of just a standard past tense like -tu?
The ending -urdu combines the aorist tense -ur (which shows general or habitual actions) with the past tense -du. Together, they form the past habitual tense. In English, this translates to 'would speak' or 'used to speak,' showing an action that happened regularly in the past.
Why is it bizimle and not just bizle?
The word for 'with' is ile (often attached as -la or -le). When used with personal pronouns like ben or biz, standard Turkish requires the genitive (possessive) ending first. So, biz becomes bizim, and then we add -le to make bizimle. You might hear bizle in casual speech, but bizimle is the grammatically correct form.
How is the word uzaylılar formed to mean 'aliens'?
It comes from the root word uzay, which means 'space.' Adding the suffix -lı (which means 'from a place,' just like in İstanbullu) makes uzaylı, meaning someone from space. Finally, the plural suffix -lar makes it 'aliens.'
Since uzaylılar is plural, why isn't the verb pluralized as konuşurdular?
In Turkish, when a third-person plural subject is explicitly stated in the sentence (like uzaylılar), it is completely normal to leave the verb in the singular form. Adding -lar to the verb here is optional, but leaving it singular as konuşurdu sounds very natural and is the most common choice.
Learn Uzaylılar bizimle konuşurdu and more in Turkish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free