Dayanmak connects physical support, endurance and the basis of an argument. Read the complement to decide whether someone leans, something withstands pressure, or a claim rests on evidence.
The idea
In these three uses, the complement takes the dative: kapıya dayanmak (lean against the door), sıcağa dayanmak (withstand heat), verilere dayanmak (be based on data). The stem is dayan-; compare dayanıyorum, dayanırım, dayandım and dayanacağım. Without a complement, the verb can mean “last”: yıllarca dayandı.
| Form / person | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | dayanmak |
| Present continuous · I | dayanıyorum |
| Aorist · I | dayanırım |
| Past · I | dayandım |
| Future · I | dayanacağım |
| Negative present · I | dayanmıyorum |
| Present inability · I | dayanamıyorum |
| Ability question · you (singular) | dayanabilir misin? |
| Command · you (singular) | dayan |
Examples
- Dedem kapıya dayandı.My grandfather leaned against the door.
- Bu kumaş sıcağa dayanır.This fabric withstands heat.
- Bu yorum verilere dayanıyor.This interpretation is based on data.
- Bu gürültüye artık dayanamıyorum.I cannot stand this noise any longer.
- Yarınki uzun yolculuğa dayanabilecek misin?Will you be able to cope with tomorrow’s long journey?
- Bu çanta yıllarca dayandı.This bag lasted for years.
- Yorumum tek bir fotoğrafa değil, farklı gözlemlere dayanıyor.My interpretation is based on different observations, not a single photograph.
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Watch out
English “endure something” can tempt you to use the accusative. Say gürültüye dayanmak, not gürültüyü dayanmak. For “I cannot stand it”, use dayanamıyorum: dayanmıyorum only negates the action and does not itself express inability.
Try it yourself
Complete with the correct form of sıcak: this fabric withstands heat.
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sıcağa
sıcağa: heat is what the fabric resists, so it needs the dative. The final k of sıcak becomes ğ before -a; sıcağı would be accusative.
Use the past of dayanmak with “we”: yesterday we endured this noise for two hours.
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dayandık
dayandık: yesterday locates the endurance in the past. After n, the past ending begins with d; -dı carries the back vowel, and final -k identifies “we”.
Use dayanmak to say “I cannot stand it any longer”, in the present continuous.
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dayanamıyorum
dayanamıyorum: the speaker has reached a limit. The inability form has -ama-; before -ıyor, its final vowel drops, giving dayanamıyorum rather than simple negative dayanmıyorum.
Use the future of dayanmak with “I”: tomorrow I will endure the long journey.
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dayanacağım
dayanacağım: the speaker predicts their own endurance tomorrow. The k of future -acak softens to ğ before the first-person ending -ım; the stem dayan- stays unchanged.
Practice round
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Complete with the correct form of sıcak: this fabric withstands heat.
Use the past of dayanmak with “we”: yesterday we endured this noise for two hours.
Use dayanmak to say “I cannot stand it any longer”, in the present continuous.
Use the future of dayanmak with “I”: tomorrow I will endure the long journey.
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Write a sentence about a material resisting heat, one about leaning against something, and one about an opinion based on observations. Then practise the forms of çözmek.