ölmek

From Lesson 80:The future tense·Turkish

Usages of ölmek

(Ben) ölecek miyim?
Will I die?
öldürmek
to kill
Kaçımız öldü?
How many of us died?
Çoğu insan öldü.
Most people died.
Polisin yanında ölmezsiniz.
You won't die near the police.
Belki bu sabah arenada ölmeyebilirsin.
Maybe you will be able not to die in the arena this morning.
Kardeşin ölecek ki sen yaşayabileceksin.
Your brother will die so that you will be able to live.
Avukatın sağlığı için bakkal ölmeli mi?
Must the grocer die for the health of the lawyer?
Kamil'in en yakın arkadaşı ölmüş.
[APPARENTLY] Kamil's closest friend died.
Kazada Kamil ölmeliydi.
Kamil should have died in the accident.
Kamil ölseymiş, her şey daha kolay olacakmış.
(Apparently) If Kamil died, everything would be easier.
Ölüyorsam beni tedavi edin!
If I am dying, cure me!
ölümsüz
immortal
ölüm
death
Ölmenizi istiyorum.
I want you to die.
Sen dahil buradaki herkes ölecek.
Including you, everyone here is going to die.
Annesi ölen Kamil
Kamil, whose mother died
Ölsem keşke.
I wish I died.

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