A job application and a dictionary lookup can both use başvurmak. You will identify what someone applies for or turns to, state the purpose separately, and distinguish an application from its outcome.
The idea
Write başvurmak as one word. The target takes the dative: bir işe başvurmak means to apply for a job; bir şirkete başvurmak names the company approached. A purpose can be added with için: yardım için danışmana başvurmak. With a resource or method, the verb means to consult or resort to it: sözlüğe başvurmak, bir yönteme başvurmak. The stem stays başvur-; note başvururum for a habit and başvuracağım for the future, where the future ending’s k becomes ğ before the personal ending.
| Tense / use | Affirmative (I) | Negative (I) |
|---|---|---|
| Present continuous | başvuruyorum | başvurmuyorum |
| Past | başvurdum | başvurmadım |
| Future | başvuracağım | başvurmayacağım |
| Aorist / habit | başvururum | başvurmam |
Examples
- Ben bu işe başvuruyorum.I am applying for this job.
- Ablam dün bir burs programına başvurdu.My older sister applied to a scholarship programme yesterday.
- Bu atölyeye yarın başvuracağım.I will apply for this workshop tomorrow.
- Yardım için danışmana başvurduk.We turned to the adviser for help.
- Bilmediğim bir kelime olunca sözlüğe başvururum.When there is a word I do not know, I consult the dictionary.
- Bu kez aynı yönteme başvurmayacağız.This time we will not resort to the same method.
- Bu programa daha önce başvurdunuz mu?Have you applied to this programme before?
- Bir işe başvurmak, kabul edilmek demek değildir.Applying for a job does not mean being accepted.
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Watch out
Do not make the target a direct object: use bu işe başvurmak, not bu işi başvurmak. Nor does başvurdum mean that an application succeeded: kabul edildim says that you were accepted. Translate the whole expression in context; a dictionary cannot receive a job application.
Try it yourself
Bu ___ başvuruyorum. Complete the noun: I am applying for this job. Use iş in the dative.
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işe
işe: the vacancy is what the application concerns. The last vowel of iş is front, so the dative is -e. The accusative işi would wrongly treat it as a direct object here.
Yardım ___ danışmana başvurduk. Fill the purpose word: we turned to the adviser for help.
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için
için: help is the purpose, while danışmana already names the person approached. The sentence needs “for help”, not a second recipient.
Yarın bu atölyeye ___. Complete with başvurmak, first-person singular future: I will apply for this workshop tomorrow.
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başvuracağım
başvuracağım: the prompt asks for the future with ben. Before the vowel of the personal ending, the future form’s k softens to ğ; başvuracakım is not the written form.
Bilmediğim bir kelime olunca sözlüğe ___. Use başvurmak in the first-person singular aorist for a habit: I consult the dictionary.
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başvururum
başvururum: consulting the dictionary happens whenever an unknown word occurs, so the aorist expresses the repeated response. Başvurdum would describe a past event instead.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Bu ___ başvuruyorum. Complete the noun: I am applying for this job. Use iş in the dative.
Yardım ___ danışmana başvurduk. Fill the purpose word: we turned to the adviser for help.
Yarın bu atölyeye ___. Complete with başvurmak, first-person singular future: I will apply for this workshop tomorrow.
Bilmediğim bir kelime olunca sözlüğe ___. Use başvurmak in the first-person singular aorist for a habit: I consult the dictionary.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a short account with one past application, one future application and one resource you habitually consult. Mark each dative target, add one purpose with için, and leave the outcome open unless you state it separately.