Use hazırlamak to get food, materials or a space ready. Work with the forms table, then decide whether you are preparing something or getting yourself ready.
The idea
Hazırlamak takes the thing being prepared as its object: kahve hazırlamak is to prepare coffee; çantaları hazırlamak means to get the particular bags ready. The stem hazırla- gives hazırlıyorum: its final a narrows to ı before -yor. In hazırlayacağım, the a stays, y joins the vowels, and the future ending’s k becomes ğ before the person ending. Use hazırlarım for a routine. With an explicit onlar, the verb may also appear without plural -lar.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Habitual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | hazırlıyorum | hazırladım | hazırlayacağım | hazırlarım |
| sen | hazırlıyorsun | hazırladın | hazırlayacaksın | hazırlarsın |
| o | hazırlıyor | hazırladı | hazırlayacak | hazırlar |
| biz | hazırlıyoruz | hazırladık | hazırlayacağız | hazırlarız |
| siz | hazırlıyorsunuz | hazırladınız | hazırlayacaksınız | hazırlarsınız |
| onlar | hazırlıyorlar | hazırladılar | hazırlayacaklar | hazırlarlar |
Examples
- Ben toplantı için kahve hazırlıyorum.I am preparing coffee for the meeting.
- Biz yarın afişleri hazırlayacağız.We will prepare the posters tomorrow.
- Annem akşam çantaları hazırladı.My mother prepared the bags in the evening.
- Her sabah kahvaltıyı hazırlarım.I prepare breakfast every morning.
- Bu akşam yemek hazırlamıyorum.I am not preparing food this evening.
- Sunumu kim hazırlıyor?Who is preparing the presentation?
- Lütfen masayı hazırlayın.Please get the table ready.
- Gezi için hazırlanıyorum.I am getting ready for the trip.
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Watch out
Do not use hazırlıyorum on its own to mean “I am getting myself ready”. That is hazırlanıyorum. Compare Çantayı hazırlıyorum (I am getting the bag ready) with Gezi için hazırlanıyorum (I am getting ready for the trip). The object of hazırlamak may be omitted when it is already clear from context.
Try it yourself
Complete with the present continuous: I am preparing coffee for the meeting now.
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hazırlıyorum
hazırlıyorum: the action is happening now, and ben requires -um. The dotless ı in hazırlıyor- belongs to this verb’s present form; the result is one word.
Complete with the future: We will prepare the posters tomorrow.
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hazırlayacağız
hazırlayacağız: biz calls for the plural speaker ending -ız. After future -acak, this changes k to ğ; the y links the vowel-final stem to the future ending.
Choose the verb and use the present continuous: I am getting myself ready for the trip.
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hazırlanıyorum
hazırlanıyorum: the speaker is making themself ready, rather than preparing a separate object. The n in hazırlan- carries that distinction.
Use the negative present continuous: I am not preparing food this evening.
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hazırlamıyorum
hazırlamıyorum: the preparation is denied. Keep hazırla- and add the negative present sequence -mıyor- before -um; without m, the answer would say the opposite.
Practice round
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Complete with the present continuous: I am preparing coffee for the meeting now.
Complete with the future: We will prepare the posters tomorrow.
Choose the verb and use the present continuous: I am getting myself ready for the trip.
Use the negative present continuous: I am not preparing food this evening.
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Write what you are preparing for a visit, what you will prepare tomorrow, and one sentence about getting yourself ready. Check the object and the verb in each sentence.