Modal verbs in Turkish
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Modal verbs are the verbs that explain ideas such as possibility, impossibility, necessity, probability and sufficiency. In English, the words 'can, must, should, may...' are used in combination with modal verbs.
The suffix -(y)ebil or -(y)abil are used to show ability and possibility according to the vowel harmony rules. In English, the word 'can' and past form of it 'could' are used to express a possibility.
Verb root + -(y)ebil/-(y)abil + case suffix + personal suffix
Last vowel of the verb | Use |
---|---|
a, ı, o, u | -(y)abil |
e, i, ö, ü | -(y)ebil |
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The letter 'y' is added before the '-ebil/-abil' if the verb root ends in vowel.
The verb | Turkish sentence | Translation |
---|---|---|
gelmek (to come) | Seninle gelebilirim. | I can come with you. |
sürmek (to drive) | Onlar araba sürebilirler. | They can drive a car. |
çalışmak (to work) | Birlikte çalışabiliriz. | We can work together. |
konuşmak (to talk) | Benimle konuşabilirsin. | You can talk with me. |
The suffix '-(y)eme or -(y)ama' is used to express the impossibility.
The suffixes '-meli/-malı' are used to show necessity. In English, the words 'must', 'have to' and 'should' are used to express a necessity.
Verb root + -meli/-malı + case suffix + personal suffix
Last vowel of the verb | Use |
---|---|
a, ı, o, u | -malı |
e, i, ö , ü | -meli |
One of the words 'gerek/lazım' are also used to express necessity.
Lastly, the word '-mek/mak zorunda' is used to express necessity.
If we compare, the word 'lazim/gerek' means "need to do something" and 'zorunda' is "have to do something,"
The verb | Turkish sentence | Translation |
---|---|---|
öğrenmek (to learn) | Fransızca öğrenmelisin. | You should/must learn French. |
gelmek (to come) | Bizimle gelmeli. | He should/must come with us. |
okumak (to read) | Bu kitabı okumalıyım. | I should/must read this book. |
uyumak (to sleep) | Erken uyumalısın. | You should/must sleep early. |
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Teaching is my passion. I motivate my students very well. I give them homeworks and follow their progress. My lessons are cheerful. My students usually say they feel relax in my lessons.
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I am a patient and cheerful teacher. Because I really love my job. I believe that I'm making language learning enjoyable and easy.
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If you're still looking at my profile now probably you are interested in my Turkish courses. I know you are irresolute between to take a trial lesson or not. I know, it is a bit hard to find the right teacher that you can agree. And also I know you think whether learning Turkish is a good idea or not. I am here for meeting with you and answering your questions :) And also...
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