dönüşmek: turning into something else

The idea

The changing thing is the subject; the result takes -e/-a: depo kütüphaneye dönüşüyor. After ş, the past suffix begins with t: dönüştü.

Examples

• Eski depo yavaş yavaş kütüphaneye dönüşüyor.The old warehouse is gradually turning into a library.
• Dün yağmur akşama doğru kara dönüştü.Yesterday the rain turned to snow toward evening.
• Bu oda yarın çalışma alanına dönüşecek.This room will become a workspace tomorrow.
• Masalda ben bir kuşa dönüşüyorum.In the fairy tale, I turn into a bird.
• Süt mayalanınca yoğurda dönüşüyor.When the milk ferments, it turns into yogurt.
• Şaka ciddi bir tartışmaya dönüştü.The joke turned into a serious argument.

Watch out

To name someone changing an object, use dönüştürmek: odayı ofise dönüştürdük. Oda ofise dönüştü instead makes the room the subject.

Try it yourself

1. Complete in the present continuous: Eski depo şimdi kütüphaneye ___. (dönüşmek)

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   dönüşüyor

   dönüşüyor: use the requested present form; a third-person singular subject needs no added personal ending.

2. Complete in the definite past (-di): Yağmur dün kara ___. (dönüşmek)

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   dönüştü

   dönüştü: the exercise requests the definite past; keep third-person singular agreement with the named subject.

3. Complete in the future tense: Bu oda yarın çalışma alanına ___. (dönüşmek)

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   dönüşecek

   dönüşecek: the third-person future keeps its final k because no vowel-initial personal ending follows it.

Use it today

Describe a building, the weather and a fictional character changing into something else; mark each result.