Use boşaltmak when someone empties a container or clears a space. You will describe an action in progress, a finished job and a plan, then ask someone politely to clear a shelf.
The idea
Boşaltmak is transitive: in kutuyu boşaltmak, the box is what someone empties, so a specific box takes the accusative. The stem boşalt- keeps its t: boşaltıyorum, boşalttım, boşaltacağım. The last stem vowel is a, so the present form has dotless ı. The aorist is boşaltırım; the negatives include boşaltmıyorum and boşaltmadım. Boşaltabilir misiniz? can be a polite request.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | boşaltıyorum | boşalttım | boşaltacağım | boşaltırım |
| sen | boşaltıyorsun | boşalttın | boşaltacaksın | boşaltırsın |
| o | boşaltıyor | boşalttı | boşaltacak | boşaltır |
| biz | boşaltıyoruz | boşalttık | boşaltacağız | boşaltırız |
| siz | boşaltıyorsunuz | boşalttınız | boşaltacaksınız | boşaltırsınız |
| onlar | boşaltıyorlar | boşalttılar | boşaltacaklar | boşaltırlar |
Examples
- Ben kovayı boşaltıyorum.I am emptying the bucket.
- Biz yarın depoyu boşaltacağız.We will clear out the storeroom tomorrow.
- Görevli her akşam kutuyu boşaltır.The attendant empties the box every evening.
- Dün çekmeceyi boşalttım.I emptied the drawer yesterday.
- Bu rafı boşaltabilir misiniz?Could you clear this shelf?
- Çantayı henüz boşaltmadım.I have not emptied the bag yet.
- Lütfen masayı boşaltın.Please clear the table.
- Kutu boşaldı.The box became empty.
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Watch out
Do not drop the t when you mean that someone empties something. Kutuyu boşalttım means “I emptied the box”; Kutu boşaldı means “The box became empty”, without naming who emptied it. Clearing a shelf also does not necessarily mean cleaning it: rafı boşaltmak removes its contents.
Try it yourself
Complete with “I am emptying” in the present continuous.
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boşaltıyorum
boşaltıyorum: “right now” calls for an ongoing action. Add -ıyor to boşalt- and -um for “I”; the t stays unchanged.
Complete with “I emptied” in the definite past.
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boşalttım
boşalttım: the job was completed yesterday. The past ending begins with t after the final t of the stem, giving two written t letters; -m identifies the speaker.
Ask politely using the ability form and the siz ending: “Could you clear this shelf?”
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boşaltabilir misiniz
boşaltabilir misiniz: this asks whether the addressee can clear the shelf and works as a polite request. Write misiniz separately; it carries the siz person ending.
Choose kutu or kutuyu: I emptied the box.
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kutuyu
kutuyu: the box is the specific object being emptied. Its final vowel needs linking y before accusative -u; ben is already the subject.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with “I am emptying” in the present continuous.
Complete with “I emptied” in the definite past.
Ask politely using the ability form and the siz ending: “Could you clear this shelf?”
Choose kutu or kutuyu: I emptied the box.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Imagine tidying a storeroom. Say what you are emptying now, what you emptied yesterday and what you will clear tomorrow. Add a polite request using boşaltabilir misiniz?.