Turkish/List of Verbs

Some verbs

All verbs are shown in the infinitive, i.e. to go, to say. Turkish infinitives end with the suffix -mak or -mek, in accordance with the principles of vowel harmony (see Vowel Classifications and Harmony)

A
to answer : cevaplamak
to applaud : alkışlamak
to ask : sormak
To arrange : organize etmek

B

to blame : suçlamak
to borrow : ödünç almak
to bury : gömmek
to buy : satın almak

C
to close : kapamak
to comb : taramak
to come : gelmek
to congratulate : kutlamak
to congratulate : tebrik etmek
to cook : pişirmek
to count : saymak
to create: yaratmak
to cry : ağlamak or bağırmak
to cut : kesmek

D
to die : ölmek
to dive : dalmak
to divide : bölmek
to do : yapmak
to draw : çizmek
to drink : içmek

E
to eat : yemek
to erase : silmek

F
to fight : savaşmak
to fight : kavga etmek
to fly : uçmak
to fry : kızartmak

G
to gather : toplamak
to get : almak
to give : vermek
to go : gitmek

H
to hurry : acele etmek

I
to invite : davet etmek

J

K
to knot : ōrmek
to know : bilmek

L
to learn : öğrenmek
to listen : dinlemek

M
to make peace : barışmak
to meet : tanışmak
to multiply : çarpmak

N

O
to occupy : işgal etmek
to open : açmak

P
to put on : giymek

Q

There is no Q in Turkish

R
to read : okumak
to remove : çıkarmak
to respect : saymak
to run : koşmak

S
to say : söylemek
to say : demek
to see : görmek
to sell : satmak
to send : göndermek
to sit : oturmak
to smile : gülmek
to stand up : kalkmak
to study : öğrenmek
to stutter : pepelemek
to swim : yüzmek

T
to take : almak
to talk : konuşmak
to teach : öğretmek
to translate : çevirmek
to try : denemek
to turn : dönmek

U
to understand : bilmek
to use : kullanmak

V

W
to walk : yürümek
to want : istemek
to watch : bakmak
to watch : seyretmek
to work : çalışmak
to write : yazmak

X

There is no X in Turkish.

Y

Z

A

abart-: exaggerate
acık-: get hungry
aç-: open (Present Tense: açar-)
açıkla-: explain
ada-: dedicate
affet-: forgive (Present Tense: affeder-)
ağar-: bleach, whiten
ağırla-: entertain, host
ağla-: cry
ağrı-: ache
ak-: flow, drain (Present Tense: akar-)
aktar-: transfer, cite, pass on
al-: take; buy (Present Tense: alır-)
aldat-: cheat, mislead
an-: mention, remember (Present Tense: anar-)
anımsa-: recall, remember
anla-: understand
anlat-: tell, explain
ara-: look for, search
araştır-: look into, research, seek, study
atla-: hop, jump, leap

B

bak-: look; look after (Present Tense: bakar-)
başla-: begin, start
bil-: know (Present Tense: bilir-)
bildir-: declare, report
bin-: get on; mount (Present Tense: biner-)
bit-: finish; culminate (Present Tense: biter-)
bul-: find (Present Tense: bulur-)
buluş-: come together, meet

Ç

çal-: steal; ring; play (Present Tense: çalar-)
çalış-: work
çık-: get out; come up; go out (Present Tense: çıkar-)

D

de-: say
dinle-: listen
doğ-: be born; arise (Present Tense: doğar-)
dokun-: touch; affect
dol-: fill up, to be filled, charge (Present Tense: dolar-)
dolaş-: walk around; roam; stray
döv-: beat, whip (Present Tense: döver-)
duy-: hear; feel, sense (Present Tense: duyar-)
düş-: fall off, drop, come down (Present Tense: düşer-)
düşün-: think, consider

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