Use eklemek when you add an ingredient, a name or a detail. You will identify both the added item and the thing it joins.
The idea
The receiving thing takes the dative: çorbaya tuz eklemek, listeye ad eklemek. The added item can stay unmarked when it is indefinite, as in bir fotoğraf. Before -yor, the final e of ekle- narrows to i: ekliyoruz. The past keeps e: ekledik. The future has a linking y: ekleyeceğim.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | ekliyorum | ekledim | ekleyeceğim |
| sen | ekliyorsun | ekledin | ekleyeceksin |
| o | ekliyor | ekledi | ekleyecek |
| biz | ekliyoruz | ekledik | ekleyeceğiz |
| siz | ekliyorsunuz | eklediniz | ekleyeceksiniz |
| onlar | ekliyorlar | eklediler | ekleyecekler |
Examples
- Şimdi çorbaya biraz tuz ekliyoruz.We are adding a little salt to the soup now.
- Bugün listeye iki ad ekledik.We added two names to the list today.
- Bu akşam salataya limon ekleyeceğim.I will add lemon to the salad this evening.
- Çayıma şeker eklemiyorum.I do not add sugar to my tea.
- Bu cümleye bir soru işareti ekleyin.Add a question mark to this sentence.
- Dosyaya bir fotoğraf eklediniz mi?Did you add a photo to the file?
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Watch out
Do not use çorbada to mean “to the soup”: that locative form says “in the soup”. Also distinguish ekliyoruz from the past ekledik; the present form does not keep the stem’s final e.
Try it yourself
Complete with eklemek in the present continuous for biz: we are adding salt to the soup now.
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ekliyoruz
ekliyoruz: biz needs the “we” ending -uz after ekliyor-; şimdi and the instruction specify an action in progress.
Write the form of cümle meaning “to this sentence”: add a full stop to this sentence.
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cümleye
cümleye: the recipient ends in a vowel, so add linking y before dative -e. A full stop is being added to the sentence.
Use the -di past of eklemek for biz: yesterday we added two names to the list.
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ekledik
ekledik: the completed action uses -di after vowel-final ekle-, and final -k identifies biz.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with eklemek in the present continuous for biz: we are adding salt to the soup now.
Write the form of cümle meaning “to this sentence”: add a full stop to this sentence.
Use the -di past of eklemek for biz: yesterday we added two names to the list.
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Write a recipe step and a list update with eklemek. Underline the receiving noun in each sentence and check its dative ending.