Use erimek for a substance melting or dissolving. The substance changes, so it is the subject: ice, butter, chocolate or sugar in a drink.
The idea
The vowel-final stem eri- gives eriyor in the present, eridi in the past and eriyecek in the future. The place can take -de: elimde or çayda.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | eriyorum | eridim | eriyeceğim |
| sen | eriyorsun | eridin | eriyeceksin |
| o | eriyor | eridi | eriyecek |
| biz | eriyoruz | eridik | eriyeceğiz |
| siz | eriyorsunuz | eridiniz | eriyeceksiniz |
| onlar | eriyorlar | eridiler | eriyecekler |
Examples
- Güneşte küçük buz parçaları eriyor.Small pieces of ice are melting in the sun.
- Dondurmam yolda tamamen eridi.My ice cream melted completely on the way.
- Tavadaki tereyağı birazdan eriyecek.The butter in the pan will melt shortly.
- Şeker sıcak çayda yavaşça eriyor.The sugar is slowly dissolving in the hot tea.
- Kar henüz erimedi.The snow has not melted yet.
- Bu çikolata elimde eridi.This chocolate melted in my hand.
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Watch out
Do not add an object to erimek as if it meant melting something yourself. Eritmek names that action. Also translate sugar in tea as dissolving, not literally melting.
Try it yourself
Use the present: the small ice pieces are melting now.
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eriyor
eriyor: the ice pieces are undergoing the change now; the nonhuman plural normally has this singular predicate.
Use the past: my ice cream melted on the way yesterday.
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eridi
eridi: yesterday identifies a completed event; -di follows the front unrounded vowel of the stem.
Use the future: the butter will melt shortly.
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eriyecek
eriyecek: the change is still ahead; y links the final stem vowel to -ecek.
Practice round
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Use the present: the small ice pieces are melting now.
Use the past: my ice cream melted on the way yesterday.
Use the future: the butter will melt shortly.
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Describe ice changing now, an ice cream that melted yesterday and butter that will melt soon. Name where each change happens.