Questions & Answers about Ben erken yatıyorum.
The English translation says "I go to bed," but doesn't -yor usually mean "I am doing" something right now?
Yes, the -yor suffix forms the present continuous tense (like "-ing" in English). However, Turkish also frequently uses this tense to talk about daily habits and routines. So yatıyorum can mean both "I am going to bed (right now)" and "I go to bed (regularly)."
How do we break down the verb yatıyorum?
It comes from the verb yatmak (to lie down). We take the root yat, add the connecting vowel ı (following 4-way vowel harmony for the letter "a"), attach the tense suffix yor, and finally add the personal ending um for "I."
Since this lesson teaches the negative suffix -mIyor, how would I say "I don't go to bed early"?
You would add the negative suffix mı right after the root verb instead of a regular connecting vowel. The word becomes yatmıyorum (yat + mı + yor + um).
Does yatmak literally mean "to go to bed"?
Literally, yatmak means "to lie down." However, it is the standard, everyday way to say "go to bed" in Turkish. You don't need to include the actual noun for bed (yatak) to express this idea.
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