Use eleştirmek to criticise a decision, behaviour or piece of work. Criticism can be constructive or harsh; the verb alone does not tell us which. The table gives the main forms for all six persons.
The idea
The stem eleştir- stays intact: eleştiriyorum, eleştirdim, eleştiririm. In eleştireceğim and eleştireceğiz, the future ending’s k becomes ğ. A specific target is a direct object: bu kararı eleştirmek. Add a reason with pahalı olduğu için (because it is expensive). The table shows plural endings with onlar; singular verb forms are also possible with this pronoun.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist (habit) | Negative present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | eleştiriyorum | eleştirdim | eleştireceğim | eleştiririm | eleştirmiyorum |
| sen | eleştiriyorsun | eleştirdin | eleştireceksin | eleştirirsin | eleştirmiyorsun |
| o | eleştiriyor | eleştirdi | eleştirecek | eleştirir | eleştirmiyor |
| biz | eleştiriyoruz | eleştirdik | eleştireceğiz | eleştiririz | eleştirmiyoruz |
| siz | eleştiriyorsunuz | eleştirdiniz | eleştireceksiniz | eleştirirsiniz | eleştirmiyorsunuz |
| onlar | eleştiriyorlar | eleştirdiler | eleştirecekler | eleştirirler | eleştirmiyorlar |
Examples
- Ben bu kararı eleştirdim.I criticised this decision.
- Editör başlığı sertçe eleştiriyor.The editor is sharply criticising the headline.
- Yarın taslağı birlikte eleştireceğiz.We will critique the draft together tomorrow.
- Seni değil, bu davranışı eleştiriyorum.I am criticising this behaviour, not you.
- Bu öneriyi çok pahalı olduğu için eleştiriyoruz.We are criticising this proposal because it is too expensive.
- Bir fikri eleştirirken gerekçeni de açıkla.When criticising an idea, explain your reason too.
- Bu yöntemi eleştirir misiniz?Would you critique this method?
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Watch out
Do not transfer the dative from sana kızmak (be angry with you): criticise you is seni eleştirmek. These are different actions, so criticism does not itself mean that the speaker is angry. In the polite request eleştirir misiniz?, the question word is written separately.
Try it yourself
Complete in the past: I criticised this decision yesterday.
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eleştirdim
eleştirdim: dün places the event yesterday and ben identifies the speaker. The stem ends in voiced r, so the past has d, and final -m marks “I”.
Use the future: We will critique the draft together tomorrow.
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eleştireceğiz
eleştireceğiz: the requested future and the subject “we” require -eceğiz. Its ğ belongs to the future ending; the stem’s final r remains.
Write the object form of sen: I am criticising you; I am not angry with you.
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seni
seni: “you” is the person being criticised, so it takes the accusative. The later sana belongs to kızmıyorum and cannot determine the first verb’s object.
Fill the gap to give the reason: We criticise this proposal because it is expensive.
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için
için: after pahalı olduğu, this word makes the cost the reason for the criticism. The complete phrase pahalı olduğu için means “because it is expensive”.
Practice round
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Complete in the past: I criticised this decision yesterday.
Use the future: We will critique the draft together tomorrow.
Write the object form of sen: I am criticising you; I am not angry with you.
Fill the gap to give the reason: We criticise this proposal because it is expensive.
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a past criticism of a decision and a future critique of a draft. Add a third sentence giving a reason with olduğu için. Name exactly what is criticised, then practise discussing it with tartışmak.