yorgun: describing tiredness in Turkish

The idea

Yorgunum means I am tired and yorgunuz means we are tired. The ending shows who feels tired.

Examples

• Bugün yorgunum.I am tired today.
• Yorgun bir yolcu dinleniyor.A tired traveller is resting.
• Şimdi yorgun değilim.I am not tired now.
• Uzun yürüyüşten sonra yorgunuz.We are tired after the long walk.
• Yorgun çocuklar dinleniyor.The tired children are resting.
• Akşam yorgun hissediyorum.I feel tired in the evening.

Watch out

Tired and sleepy are not identical: someone can feel tired without feeling sleepy.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Ben dinlenmek istiyorum; çok ___. (yorgunum / yorgunsun)

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   yorgunum

   Yorgunum is the first-person form for tiredness.

2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Yolcu çok yoruldu ve dinleniyor: yolcu ___. (yorgun / dinç)

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   yorgun

   Yorgun describes the resting traveller as tired.

3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Ben yorgun ___; dinç hissediyorum. (değilim / değilsin)

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   değilim

   Değilim negates the first-person description: I am not tired.

Use it today

Say whether you feel tired and describe a tired traveller.