İndirmek moves something or someone down; it also means downloading data. Learn to name the moved object, its source and its destination.
The idea
Use indirmek when the subject causes the movement: kutuları indirmek. Use inmek when the subject moves down or gets off: otobüsten indim. A source takes -den/-dan/-ten/-tan: raftan. A download destination takes the dative: bilgisayara. The stem indir- gives indiriyorum, indirdik and indireceğim. In raftan, voiceless f selects t rather than d.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | indiriyorum | indirdim | indireceğim |
| sen | indiriyorsun | indirdin | indireceksin |
| o | indiriyor | indirdi | indirecek |
| biz | indiriyoruz | indirdik | indireceğiz |
| siz | indiriyorsunuz | indirdiniz | indireceksiniz |
| onlar | indiriyorlar | indirdiler | indirecekler |
Examples
- Şimdi dosyayı bilgisayara indiriyoruz.We are downloading the file to the computer now.
- Sabah kutuları üst raftan indirdik.We took the boxes down from the upper shelf in the morning.
- Bu akşam haritayı telefona indireceğim.I will download the map to the phone this evening.
- Otobüsten ben indim.I got off the bus.
- Bizi istasyonun önünde indirdiler.They dropped us off in front of the station.
- Bu uygulama fotoğrafları otomatik indirmiyor.This app does not download the photos automatically.
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Watch out
Otobüsten indirdim does not mean “I got off the bus”; it means you caused someone or something to get off, with the object understood. For your own movement, say indim.
Try it yourself
Use the future of indirmek for ben: tomorrow I will download the file.
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indireceğim
indireceğim: Add future -ecek to indir-; its k becomes ğ before the vowel of the first-person ending.
Use the -di past of indirmek for biz: we took the boxes down from the upper shelf.
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indirdik
indirdik: The voiced final r takes past -di, followed by -k for biz. The boxes are the things moved.
Use the -di past of inmek for ben: I got off the bus myself; I did not lower something else.
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indim
indim: The action is your own descent, so start from in-, not indir-. Add -di and -m.
Practice round
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Use the future of indirmek for ben: tomorrow I will download the file.
Use the -di past of indirmek for biz: we took the boxes down from the upper shelf.
Use the -di past of inmek for ben: I got off the bus myself; I did not lower something else.
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write one sentence about downloading a map and another about getting off a bus. Circle the verb and identify whether the subject moves itself or moves an object.