Engellemek describes an obstacle to a person, a passage or an action. You will name what is blocked and say whose action cannot proceed, including blocking messages in an app.
The idea
A specific object takes the accusative: girişi engellemek. An action uses a verbal noun with a possessive ending and the accusative: çalış-ma-m-ı means “my working” as an object; trenlerin ilerlemesini means “the trains’ moving forward” as an object. The stem engelle- gives engelliyorum, but engelledim and engelleyeceğim retain its final e. The aorist engeller describes a usual function; the table shows explicit plural forms for onlar, though singular verb forms are also possible with a plural subject.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist | Negative present continuous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | engelliyorum | engelledim | engelleyeceğim | engellerim | engellemiyorum |
| sen | engelliyorsun | engelledin | engelleyeceksin | engellersin | engellemiyorsun |
| o | engelliyor | engelledi | engelleyecek | engeller | engellemiyor |
| biz | engelliyoruz | engelledik | engelleyeceğiz | engelleriz | engellemiyoruz |
| siz | engelliyorsunuz | engellediniz | engelleyeceksiniz | engellersiniz | engellemiyorsunuz |
| onlar | engelliyorlar | engellediler | engelleyecekler | engellerler | engellemiyorlar |
Examples
- Bu kamyon girişi engelliyor.This truck is blocking the entrance.
- Kalın perde ışığı engelliyor.The thick curtain blocks the light.
- Bu gürültü çalışmamı engelliyor.This noise is preventing me from working.
- Yoğun kar trenlerin ilerlemesini engelledi.Heavy snow prevented the trains from moving forward.
- Bu kutular kapının kapanmasını engelleyecek.These boxes will prevent the door from closing.
- Uygulama istenmeyen mesajları engeller.The app blocks unwanted messages.
- Bu sorun çalışmamızı engellemiyor.This problem is not preventing us from working.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the dative of engel olmak to engellemek: say seni engellemek, but sana engel olmak. Both can mean hindering you. An action is affirmative inside çalışmamı engelliyor: the obstacle is what prevents the work, so do not add a negative ending to “work”.
Try it yourself
Complete: I am blocking this number right now. Use the present continuous.
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engelliyorum
engelliyorum: the speaker is doing this now, so use the continuous form with the first-person ending. The final e of engelle- narrows to i before -yor.
Complete: We will block these accounts tomorrow. Use the future tense.
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engelleyeceğiz
engelleyeceğiz: tomorrow places the blocking in the future and “we” requires the plural ending. The linking y follows the vowel-final stem; the future ending’s k becomes ğ before the person ending.
Complete with one word: This noise prevents me from working. Turn çalışmak into “my working” and mark it as the object.
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çalışmamı
çalışmamı: çalışma names the action, the next m identifies me as its performer, and final ı marks the whole action as the object of the obstruction.
Complete: I am not stopping you. Put sen in the case required by engellemek.
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seni
seni: you are the person being stopped, the direct object. Sana would fit the different expression engel olmak, not this sentence.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete: I am blocking this number right now. Use the present continuous.
Complete: We will block these accounts tomorrow. Use the future tense.
Complete with one word: This noise prevents me from working. Turn çalışmak into “my working” and mark it as the object.
Complete: I am not stopping you. Put sen in the case required by engellemek.
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