This lesson builds “if someone is” from a noun, an adjective or a location. You will turn a statement of identity, quality or whereabouts into a condition, then add a consequence or request.
The idea
Separate ise keeps its vowels: hazır ise. When attached, use -sa after a ı o u and -se after e i ö ü; after a vowel add y: hasta → hastaysa, öğrenci → öğrenciyse. A final consonant stays: küçük → küçükse. Person follows the conditional: ben hazırsam, sen hazırsan, o hazırsa, biz hazırsak, siz hazırsanız; for “they”, onlar hazırsa, hazırlarsa or hazırsalar. Separate forms also take person endings: hazır isem. Negate with değilse: hazır değilsem. The condition describes a state; it does not assert that the state is true.
| Base | Attached ending | Attached form | Separate form |
|---|---|---|---|
| hazır | -sa | hazırsa | hazır ise |
| güzel | -se | güzelse | güzel ise |
| hasta | -ysa | hastaysa | hasta ise |
| öğrenci | -yse | öğrenciyse | öğrenci ise |
Examples
- Öğrenciysen bu atölyeye katılabilirsin.If you are a student, you can join this workshop.
- Çorba sıcaksa biraz bekleyelim.If the soup is hot, let’s wait a little.
- Evdeysen paketi sen alabilir misin?If you are at home, can you receive the parcel?
- öğrenciysenif you are a student (singular)öğrenciyseConditional copula: ise / -(y)sa / -(y)senConditional person endings: -m, -n, -k
- hazırsakif we are readyhazırsaConditional copula: ise / -(y)sa / -(y)sekConditional person endings: -m, -n, -k
- evdeysenizif you are at home (plural or polite)evde-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, onyseConditional copula: ise / -(y)sa / -(y)senizConditional person endings: -m, -n, -k
- Bu ölçü doğru değilse yeniden ölçelim.If this measurement is not correct, let’s measure again.
- Salon küçük ise masaları dışarı taşıyalım.If the hall is small, let’s move the tables outside.
- Ben çiziyorum sen ise boyuyorsun.I am drawing, whereas you are colouring.
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Watch out
Do not add the ordinary present person ending first: “if you are a student” is öğrenciysen, not öğrencisinse. Nor does every separate ise mean “if”: in Ben çiziyorum sen ise boyuyorsun, it contrasts two activities, “whereas”. Spacing alone cannot tell you the meaning.
Try it yourself
Write one word: if you are a student (singular).
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öğrenciysen
öğrenciysen: the final i needs linking y, and -n identifies the one person addressed. The noun itself stays unchanged.
Write one word: if we are ready.
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hazırsak
hazırsak: “we” is -k here, after -sa. The last vowel of hazır is dotless ı, so the form needs a, not e.
Write one word: if you are at home (plural or polite).
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evdeyseniz
evdeyseniz: build on the whole location evde. Its final e requires y and front harmony; -niz addresses several people or one person politely.
Write two words: if it is not correct. Attach the conditional to the negative word.
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doğru değilse
doğru değilse: the condition attaches to değil, so its i determines -se. Doğru remains a separate word; its final u does not control this suffix.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Write one word: if you are a student (singular).
Write one word: if we are ready.
Write one word: if you are at home (plural or polite).
Write two words: if it is not correct. Attach the conditional to the negative word.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: if you are a student (singular)
Tap the parts in order to build this word: if we are ready
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Write three conditions for organising a workshop: one about a participant, one about the room and one negative condition. Give each a result, then rewrite one attached form with separate ise.