Learn TurkishLesson 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 arrive | varmak |
| to give | vermek |
| to hit | vurmak |
| to think | sanmak |
Notice how the verbs are basic and frequently used, so you should know these exceptions well.
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