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Lesson 104: The positive irregular aorist
In the previous lesson, you have seen how regular verbs are conjugated in aorist. Now in this lesson, you will learn about the infamous 13 irregular verbs. There are 13 verbs in Turkish that are monosyllabic, but are conjugated as if they are polysyllabic, taking -(İ)r as tense suffix.
English | Turkish |
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to take; to get | almak |
to know | bilmek |
to find | bulmak |
to stop | durmak |
to come | gelmek |
to see | görmek |
to stay | kalmak |
to be, to become, to happen | olmak |
to die | ölmek |
to think | sanmak |
to arrive | varmak |
to give | vermek |
to hit | vurmak |
Notice how the verbs are basic and frequently used, so you should know these exceptions well.
Question | Answer |
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to stop | durmak |
to hit | vurmak |
to think, to suppose; to falsely believe | sanmak |
I will pick you up from the school. | Okuldan seni alırım. |
He knows Russians well. | Rusları iyi bilir. |
You always find me. | Beni hep bulursunuz. |
Cars stop at the red lights. | Kırmızı ışıkta arabalar durur. |
This bus always comes late. | Bu otobüs hep geç gelir. |
Some nights we see our father. | Bazı gecelerde babamızı görürüz. |
From time to time Kamil stays with us. | Arada sırada Kamil bizde kalır. |
Buy cheap, sell high, then you will become rich. | Ucuz al, pahalı sat, o zaman zengin olursun. |
In the south soldiers die early. | Güneyde askerler erken ölür. |
Cansu will arrive here in the evening. | Cansu akşam varır buraya. |
We give water to the dog everyday. | Her gün köpeğe su veririz. |
Bad mothers hit their children. | Kötü anneler çocuklarına vururlar. |
We have a little sugar I think. | Biraz şekerimiz var sanırım. |
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