Turkish adverbs
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The adverbs are being used before verbs, gerunds and adjectives and indicate them in terms of place, time, measure (quantity), question and manner. Turkish adverbs are divided into 5 groups.
- Adverbs of manner
- Adverbs of place
- Adverbs of time
- Adverbs of quantity
- Adverbs of question
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Hide1. Adverbs of manner
The adverbs of manner are formed by adding the suffix forms of '-ce' to the adjective according to the vowel harmony rules and can be found as an answer to the question 'how?' (nasıl?). In English the letters of '-ly' are used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Example:
| Adjective | Suffix | Adverb |
|---|---|---|
| açık (clear) | -ce (-ly) | açıkça |
- Nasıl konuşmak istedi? (How did he want to speak?)
- Açıkça konuşmak istedi. (He wanted to speak clearly.)
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2. Adverbs of place
The adverbs of place or direction show the place where the action of a verb is directed to and can be found as an answer to the question 'where?' (nereye?)
Example dialogue
- Nereye gitmen gerekiyor? (Where do you need to go?)
- İçeri gitmem gerekiyor. (I need to go inside.)
3. Adverbs of time
The adverbs of time indicate the time of an action and can be found as an answer to the question 'when? (ne zaman?)
Example dialogue
- Ne zaman okula gideceksin? (When will you go to school?)
- Sabah okula gideceğim. (I will go to school in the morning.)
4. Adverbs of quantity
The adverbs of quantity can be found as an answer to the question ‘how much?’ (ne kadar?) and can take a place before or after adjectives, verbs or other adverbs.
Example dialogue
- Ne kadar şeker istiyorsun? (How much sugar do you want?)
- Biraz şeker istiyorum. (I want a little bit sugar.)
5. Adverbs of question
The adverbs of question indicate the meaning of an action through a question.
Examples
- Yemekte ne yedin? (What did you eat for dinner?)
- Onu neden aramıyorsun? (Why don't you call her?)
Exercises
Multiple choice exercises on all the adverbs
Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs
Exercises
Multiple choice exercises on all the adverbs
Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs
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I was born in İstanbul and I lived there. I hold a bachelor degree in cinema and television at İstanbul Şehir University. During my university years, my stories have been published in major Turkish literary magazines. After my graduation I have been specializing in children's book illustration and literature. I founded children's book publishing house in Turkey. The name is Yıldız Tozu Publishing and my books were released. I worked as an editor-in-chief in the company. I was finding books in the world and I was publishing them in Turkish. I am practically and professionally working on Turkish language and literature. Later on, I moved France to continue my education and works about literature and art. Currently, I am learning french.
I have experience in teaching Turkish in years. Furthermore, I speak English very well (TOEFL B2) and French (B1) it is advantage for students who are beginners.
Here my methodology when I teach Turkish:
I will use the grammar books and my presentations, time to time.
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In addition, it is because I am using broad material about Turkish media, you will be familiar the culture and sociology of Turkey.
I like to do lesson in creative and in an organized way; therefore, I believe you will learn fast and you will enjoy learning Turkish with me!
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I will use the grammar books and my presentations, time to time.
For speaking practice: illustrations, daily conversations
For listening practice: Turkish songs, movies, series
For reading practice: news and articles about Turkey (for advance students), stories, picture books (for intermediate students), texts from language books (for beginner and intermediate students.)
If students need to focus specific area like writing etc. I am designing my class according to that.
In addition, it is because I am using broad material about Turkish media, you will be familiar the culture and sociology of Turkey.
I like to do lesson in creative and in an organized way; therefore, I believe you will learn fast and you will enjoy learning Turkish with me!
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