onarmak: repair objects and damaged structures
Learn onarmak with a toy, chair, bag, bicycle and bridge; distinguish repairing an existing object from replacing it and practise three tenses.
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silkelemek: shake out cloth and shake off dirt
Learn silkelemek with mats, picnic blankets, snow and sand; distinguish shaking a cloth from shaking material off it and practise three tenses.
Read and practiseçalkalamak: shake liquids and rinse containers
Learn çalkalamak with dressing, ayran, jars and glasses; distinguish mixing by shaking from rinsing out a container with water.
Read and practiseçevirmek: turn objects and translate text
Learn çevirmek with pages, keys, cards and translations; practise the source language with -dan and the target language with the dative.
Read and practiseselamlamak: greet people with words or gestures
Learn selamlamak with neighbours, guests, audiences and classes; compare its direct object with the dative pattern in selam vermek.
Read and practiseuğurlamak: see guests and travellers off
Learn uğurlamak at the door, station and school departure; distinguish seeing someone off from travelling with them and practise three tenses.
Read and practisetanıtmak: introduce yourself, people and projects
Learn tanıtmak with self-introductions, projects, a city and a museum; identify who is introduced to whom and distinguish tanımak and tanışmak.
Read and practiseönermek: recommend an item or suggest an action
Learn önermek with books, cafés, dictionaries, meeting times and breaks; practise recipients, specific objects and suggesting an action.
Read and practisekabul etmek: accept offers and acknowledge mistakes
Learn kabul etmek with offers, invitations, assignments and mistakes; practise its two-word spelling and distinguish accepting from considering.
Read and practisereddetmek: refuse offers and decline invitations
Learn reddetmek with offers, invitations, assignments and applications; practise its joined spelling and distinguish refusal from asking for time.
Read and practiseitiraz etmek: object to a plan or detail
Learn itiraz etmek with plans, dates, changes and charges; practise the dative target and distinguish a specific objection from rejecting everything.
Read and practiseikna etmek: persuade someone to act
Learn ikna etmek with team plans, walks and reading groups; distinguish persuading someone, trying to persuade and being convinced yourself.
Read and practiseşikâyet etmek: complain about a problem to someone
Learn şikâyet etmek with noise, delivery delays, food and waiting times; distinguish what you complain about from whom you complain to.
Read and practiseözür dilemek: apologize to someone for something
Learn özür dilemek with delays, noise, interruptions and wrong addresses; identify who apologizes to whom and give a clear reason with için.
Read and practisefark etmek: notice something or make a difference
Learn fark etmek with photo details, report errors and everyday choices; distinguish noticing something from fark etmez when either option is fine.
Read and practisehayal etmek: imagine a scene or dream of a future
Use hayal etmek for imagined rooms, places and future wishes; practise six scenes, verb forms and the difference between imagining and planning.
Read and practisetahmin etmek: estimate, predict and guess
Learn tahmin etmek for travel time, weight and uncertain answers; use six examples to separate an estimate from a measurement or a known fact.
Read and practisekarar vermek: decide to do something in Turkish
Make decisions with karar vermek and action endings -maya/-meye; contrast not deciding yet with deciding not to act in six everyday examples.
Read and practiseplanlamak: plan a schedule or intend to act
Practise planlamak with weekly schedules, trips and breaks; learn planlıyorum and action endings while distinguishing a plan from a completed booking.
Read and practisehesaplamak: calculate totals and amounts per person
Calculate everyday totals with hesaplamak; practise travel costs, a simple multiplication and a corrected result, with forms and explained exercises.
Read and practiseincelemek: examine details, reports and applications
Use incelemek to examine a map, product or report closely; learn its object pattern and why an application under examination is not yet accepted.
Read and practisearaştırmak: research a topic or investigate a cause
Explore araştırmak through local history, transport choices and a delayed event; practise its forms and distinguish research from simply searching or calling.
Read and practisesorgulamak: question a claim, source or assumption
Practise sorgulamak with sources, assumptions and methods; distinguish critical questioning from an ordinary question or an immediate rejection.
Read and practisedeğerlendirmek: evaluate or put something to good use
Learn two uses of değerlendirmek: assess options with criteria and put time or objects to good use; practise six contexts and three explained forms.
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