Turkish

A verb is in its infinitive form in English if it starts with to, for example to read and to write.
 In Turkish, the infinitive form of all verbs ends in mEk.
 The part that comes before mEk is called the stem of the verb.
 

 
 Whether the verb ends in mek or mak is determined by the last vowel in the stem, in exactly the same way as the form of the plural suffix is determined by the last vowel which comes before it, according to minor vowel harmony.
 

 <table class="ui celled table">
		<thead>
			<tr>
				<th>Stem (front)</th>
				<th>Infinitive</th>
				<th></th>
				<th>Stem</th>
				<th>Infinitive</th>
				<th></th>
			</tr>
		</thead>
		<tbody>
			<tr>
				<td>gel</td>
				<td>gelmek</td>
				<td>to come</td>
				<td>sat</td>
				<td>satmak</td>
				<td>to sell</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>git</td>
				<td>gitmek</td>
				<td>to go</td>
				<td>çalış</td>
				<td>çalışmak</td>
				<td>to work</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>gör</td>
				<td>görmek</td>
				<td>to see</td>
				<td>koy</td>
				<td>koymak</td>
				<td>to put</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>yürü</td>
				<td>yürümek</td>
				<td>to walk</td>
				<td>otur</td>
				<td>oturmak</td>
				<td>to sit</td>
			</tr>
		</tbody>
 </table>

 
 Again, the vowels at the left are called front vowels, because they are produced in the front of the mouth,
 and the vowels at the right are called back vowels, because they are produced in the back of the mouth.
 

 
 In this lesson you will learn a collection of verbs, and in the next lessons you will learn how to make your first sentences using these verbs.

The infinitive and the stem

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

postposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

Unknown

NOUN - vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, consonant harmony

NOUN - no vowel harmony, no consonant harmony

VERB - intransitive, passive

VERB - intransitive, non-passive

VERB - transitive, non-causative

VERB - transitive, causative

VERB - ablative

VERB - dative

VERB - locative

VERB - accusative

VERB - intransitive, reciprocal

VERB - intransitive, reflexive

VERB - auxiliary

oturdum	oturdun	oturdu
oturduk	oturdunuz	oturdu(lar)

oturacağım	oturacağım	oturacak
oturacağımız	oturacağınız	oturacak(ler)

	otur	otursun
	oturun(uz)	otursunlar

oturuyorum	oturuyorsun	oturuyor
oturuyoruz	oturuyorsunuz	oturuyor(lar)

oturmak

Definite simple past

Future

Imperative

Present continuous

Subjunctive

oturayım
oturalım