Use desteklemek for encouragement, practical help or support for an idea. At this level, you will also describe findings that support a claim without necessarily proving it.
The idea
Desteklemek takes a direct object: a specific person or thing has the accusative, as in seni desteklemek and bu öneriyi desteklemek. Support may be practical, emotional or intellectual; bulgular iddiayı destekliyor says the findings lend weight to the claim. Compare destekliyorum with destekledim and destekleyeceğim: the stem’s final e narrows in the present continuous, but stays in the other two forms. The negative is desteklemiyorum. The table gives explicit plural forms with onlar; a singular verb is also possible with a stated human plural subject.
| Subject | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | destekliyorum | destekledim | destekleyeceğim | desteklerim |
| sen | destekliyorsun | destekledin | destekleyeceksin | desteklersin |
| o | destekliyor | destekledi | destekleyecek | destekler |
| biz | destekliyoruz | destekledik | destekleyeceğiz | destekleriz |
| siz | destekliyorsunuz | desteklediniz | destekleyeceksiniz | desteklersiniz |
| onlar | destekliyorlar | desteklediler | destekleyecekler | desteklerler |
Examples
- Bu dernek genç sanatçıları destekliyor.This association supports young artists.
- Ailemiz bu projeyi gönülden destekliyor.Our family wholeheartedly supports this project.
- Bu bulgular iddiayı kısmen destekliyor.These findings partly support the claim.
- Geçen yıl mahalledeki kütüphaneyi kitap bağışlarıyla destekledik.Last year we supported the neighbourhood library with book donations.
- Seni destekliyorum ama bu kararını doğru bulmuyorum.I support you, but I do not think this decision of yours is right.
- Yeni öneriyi desteklemiyorum çünkü masrafları artırıyor.I do not support the new proposal because it increases costs.
- Önümüzdeki ay bu çalışmayı destekleyeceğiz.Next month we will support this work.
- Bu görüşü hangi verilerle destekleyebilirsiniz?What data can you use to support this view?
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Watch out
Keep the two constructions separate: seni destekliyorum but sana destek oluyorum. The latter uses the dative. Combining them as sana destekliyorum is wrong. Supporting someone does not mean endorsing every decision they make, and supporting a claim is not the same as proving it.
Try it yourself
Complete with the correct form of öneri (proposal). Bu ___ destekliyorum.
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öneriyi
öneriyi: this particular proposal is the object of support. The final vowel of öneri requires a linking y before the accusative -i; öneriye would mark a dative instead.
Use desteklemek in the affirmative present continuous, first person singular. Şu anda yerel tiyatroyu ___.
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destekliyorum
destekliyorum: the prompt asks what I am doing now. The final e of destekle- becomes i before -yor, while -um identifies the speaker; desteklerim would be the aorist.
Use desteklemek in the future, first person plural. Gelecek yıl bu projeyi ___.
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destekleyeceğiz
destekleyeceğiz: the subject is “we” and the time is next year. A linking y follows destekle-, and the future ending’s k becomes ğ before the vowel of the person ending.
Complete with the correct form of sen (you). ___ destek oluyorum.
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sana
sana: this sentence uses destek olmak, so the person receiving support takes the dative. Seni would fit a sentence with desteklemek, but not this one.
Practice round
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Complete with the correct form of öneri (proposal). Bu ___ destekliyorum.
Use desteklemek in the affirmative present continuous, first person singular. Şu anda yerel tiyatroyu ___.
Use desteklemek in the future, first person plural. Gelecek yıl bu projeyi ___.
Complete with the correct form of sen (you). ___ destek oluyorum.
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Write three sentences: a project you support and how, a decision you do not support and why, and findings that partly support a claim. Then rewrite Seni destekliyorum using destek olmak.