Use azaltmak to say that someone or something makes an amount, duration or intensity smaller. The table uses “I”; the examples also show a team acting and a system causing a reduction.
The idea
Azaltmak takes an object: bekleme süresini azaltmak means to shorten the waiting time. The stem keeps its t: azaltıyorum, azaltırım, but the past has two: azalttım. Compare azaltacağım with azaltacak mıyım?: the future ending softens before the vowel in the attached person ending. For quantities, on dakika gives the amount removed; beşten ikiye gives the starting and final numbers.
| Tense: I | Affirmative | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present continuous | azaltıyorum | azaltmıyorum | azaltıyor muyum? |
| Past | azalttım | azaltmadım | azalttım mı? |
| Future | azaltacağım | azaltmayacağım | azaltacak mıyım? |
| Aorist | azaltırım | azaltmam | azaltır mıyım? |
Examples
- Bu ay ambalajı azaltıyoruz.We are reducing packaging this month.
- Ekip gereksiz toplantıları azalttı.The team reduced unnecessary meetings.
- Yarın ekran süremi azaltacağım.I will reduce my screen time tomorrow.
- Yeni düzenleme bekleme süresini azaltıyor.The new arrangement is reducing the waiting time.
- Toplantı sayısını beşten ikiye azalttık.We reduced the number of meetings from five to two.
- Toplantı süresini on dakika azalttık.We reduced the meeting duration by ten minutes.
- Bu yöntem kaliteyi azaltmadan maliyeti azaltıyor.This method reduces the cost without reducing quality.
- Gürültüyü biraz azaltır mısınız?Could you reduce the noise a little?
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Watch out
Do not use azalmak with the thing being reduced as an object: bekleme süresi azalıyor says the waiting time is decreasing, while sistem bekleme süresini azaltıyor names its cause. Also, reducing a duration by ten minutes does not mean reducing it to ten minutes.
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Complete with the past of azaltmak for “we”: yesterday we shortened the meeting by ten minutes.
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azalttık
azalttık: the reduction happened yesterday and “we” did it. The final t takes the past ending -tı, followed by -k for the subject; ten minutes is the amount removed.
Choose the verb: the new system is reducing the waiting time.
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azaltıyor
azaltıyor: the system causes the change, and bekleme süresini is its object. With azalıyor, the waiting time itself would have to be the subject: bekleme süresi azalıyor.
Complete with the final number: we reduced the number of meetings from five to two.
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ikiye
ikiye: two is the final number, so iki takes the dative with a linking y. There are two meetings left; three were removed.
Use the future of azaltmak for “I”: tomorrow I will reduce my screen time.
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azaltacağım
azaltacağım: the plan is for tomorrow and the subject is “I”. The future -acak becomes -acağ- before -ım; the t in the stem remains unchanged.
Practice round
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Complete with the past of azaltmak for “we”: yesterday we shortened the meeting by ten minutes.
Choose the verb: the new system is reducing the waiting time.
Complete with the final number: we reduced the number of meetings from five to two.
Use the future of azaltmak for “I”: tomorrow I will reduce my screen time.
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Write two sentences about changing a meeting schedule: one with the starting and final numbers, one with the minutes saved. Then describe the resulting decrease with azalmak and continue to artmak for the opposite direction.