Describe a reaction by comparing it with an imagined completed event. This page builds the verb forms; the comparison does not establish whether that event really happened.
The idea
Remove -mak/-mek and attach one of the four forms in the table. The first vowel follows four-way harmony; the ending is -çasına after -mış/-muş and -çesine after -miş/-müş. The whole form is one word. Alternatively, attach -mış/-miş/-muş/-müş and write gibi separately. This alternative is common in conversation; the joined form often sounds more literary. For a negative, insert -ma/-me first: duymamış gibi, görmemişçesine.
| Last vowel | Joined suffix | With a separate word | Joined example | Spaced example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a, ı | -mışçasına | -mış gibi | kazanmışçasına | kazanmış gibi |
| e, i | -mişçesine | -miş gibi | bitirmişçesine | bitirmiş gibi |
| o, u | -muşçasına | -muş gibi | koşmuşçasına | koşmuş gibi |
| ö, ü | -müşçesine | -müş gibi | görmüşçesine | görmüş gibi |
Examples
- Çocuk ödül kazanmışçasına sevindi.The child rejoiced as if they had won a prize.
- Kedi günlerce uyumuşçasına gerindi.The cat stretched as if it had slept for days.
- Ressam tabloyu bitirmişçesine rahatladı.The painter relaxed as if he had finished the painting.
- Sporcu bütün gece koşmuş gibi yorgundu.The athlete was tired as if he had run all night.
- Çocuk denizi ilk kez görmüşçesine heyecanlandı.The child became excited as if seeing the sea for the first time.
- Komşum soruyu duymamış gibi konuyu değiştirdi.My neighbour changed the subject as if he had not heard the question.
- unutulmuşçasınaas if forgottenunutulPassive suffix: -ıl / -il / -ul / -ülmuşçasına-mişçesine: as if it had happened
- silinmişçesineas if erasedsilin-ın / -in / -un / -ün / -n: passive endingsmişçesine-mişçesine: as if it had happened
- görülmüşçesineas if seengörülPassive suffix: -ıl / -il / -ul / -ülmüşçesine-mişçesine: as if it had happened
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Watch out
Keep ç after ş: bitirmişçesine, not bitirmişcesine. Do not read kazanmışçasına as proof of a win: the child’s joy is real in the example, but winning is only the comparison. Keep gibi separate: kazanmış gibi.
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Form “as if having won” from kazanmak. Use either construction.
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kazanmışçasına / kazanmış gibi
kazanmışçasına / kazanmış gibi: removing the infinitive leaves kazan-. Its last a selects ı; only the joined version also adds the final comparison ending.
Form “as if having finished” from bitirmek. Use either construction.
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bitirmişçesine / bitirmiş gibi
bitirmişçesine / bitirmiş gibi: the final i in bitir- selects miş. In the single word, the next consonant is ç because it follows voiceless ş.
Form “as if having seen” from görmek. Use either construction.
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görmüşçesine / görmüş gibi
görmüşçesine / görmüş gibi: rounded front ö requires ü. The later e in the joined form makes its remaining vowels unrounded, giving -çesine.
Form “as if NOT having heard” from duymak. Use either construction.
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duymamışçasına / duymamış gibi
duymamışçasına / duymamış gibi: the negative adds -ma after duy-. That new a, rather than the earlier u, determines -mış: the comparison is with not hearing.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Form “as if having won” from kazanmak. Use either construction.
kazanmışçasına / kazanmış gibi
Form “as if having finished” from bitirmek. Use either construction.
bitirmişçesine / bitirmiş gibi
Form “as if having seen” from görmek. Use either construction.
görmüşçesine / görmüş gibi
Form “as if NOT having heard” from duymak. Use either construction.
duymamışçasına / duymamış gibi
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Tap the parts in order to build this word: as if forgotten
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Describe two people reacting as if something had happened. Rewrite each comparison with the other construction, then make one comparison negative.