Use itmek when you move something by pushing it: a door, a box or a car. Work through the forms table, then turn a direct instruction into a polite request.
The idea
The stem it- keeps its t: itiyorum, iteceğim, iterim. The past is ittim; the negative present is itmiyorum. A specific object takes the accusative, as in kapıyı and kutuyu. Use it with sen, itin or the more formal itiniz with siz. The aorist question iter misiniz? makes a polite request; write misiniz separately.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist | Negative present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | itiyorum | ittim | iteceğim | iterim | itmiyorum |
| sen | itiyorsun | ittin | iteceksin | itersin | itmiyorsun |
| o | itiyor | itti | itecek | iter | itmiyor |
| biz | itiyoruz | ittik | iteceğiz | iteriz | itmiyoruz |
| siz | itiyorsunuz | ittiniz | iteceksiniz | itersiniz | itmiyorsunuz |
| onlar | itiyorlar | ittiler | itecekler | iterler | itmiyorlar |
Examples
- Ben kapıyı itiyorum.I am pushing the door.
- Biz arabayı itiyoruz.We are pushing the car.
- Sen kutuyu ittin.You pushed the box.
- Lütfen kapıyı itin.Please push the door.
- Kapıyı çekmeyin, itin.Don’t pull the door; push it.
- Sandalyeyi masaya doğru iteceğim.I will push the chair towards the table.
- Bu kapıyı biraz iter misiniz?Would you push this door a little?
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Watch out
Do not copy the softening in gidiyorum into this verb: write itiyorum, not idiyorum. In ittim, one t belongs to the stem and the other starts the past ending. Pushing is itmek; pulling something towards you is çekmek.
Try it yourself
Complete with “I am pushing”: Ben şu anda kapıyı ___ .
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itiyorum
itiyorum: şu anda places the action in progress now, while ben requires the first-person ending. İterim would describe a habit or willingness instead.
Complete with “I pushed”: Ben dün arabayı ___ .
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ittim
ittim: dün locates the action yesterday. Combine it- with -ti and the first-person -m; both adjacent letters t remain in the spelling.
Give a polite instruction using the imperative: “Please push the door.”
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itin / itiniz
itin / itiniz: the instruction addresses siz. The shorter form is usual; the longer one sounds more formal. Bare it addresses one person informally.
Use the aorist question to ask politely: “Would you push this door a little?”
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iter misiniz
iter misiniz: the requested aorist form is iter. The question word carries the siz ending, so the request has two words, not itersiniz mi.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with “I am pushing”: Ben şu anda kapıyı ___ .
Complete with “I pushed”: Ben dün arabayı ___ .
Give a polite instruction using the imperative: “Please push the door.”
Use the aorist question to ask politely: “Would you push this door a little?”
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Choose a door or a box. Say what you are pushing now, what you pushed yesterday, and ask someone politely to push it. Then practise placing objects with koymak.