Use kanıtlamak when evidence establishes a claim. You will name what is proved, build common verb forms and distinguish a failed attempt from a simple negative statement.
The idea
Kanıtlamak takes a direct object: bu iddiayı kanıtlamak means to prove this claim. A whole proposition can fill that slot: kapının açık olduğunu kanıtlamak, to prove that the door is open. The stem kanıtla- gives kanıtlıyorum in the present continuous, kanıtladım in the past and kanıtlayacağım in the future. Evidence itself can be the subject, as in Bu hesap iddiamızı kanıtlıyor.
| Use / person | Form |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | kanıtlamak |
| Present continuous: I | kanıtlıyorum |
| Past: I | kanıtladım |
| Future: I | kanıtlayacağım |
| Aorist: I | kanıtlarım |
| Negative present: I | kanıtlamıyorum |
| Negative past: I | kanıtlamadım |
| Past inability: I | kanıtlayamadım |
| Present question: you (singular) | kanıtlıyor musun? |
Examples
- Bu hesap iddiamızı kanıtlıyor.This calculation proves our claim.
- Sonucu iki yöntemle kanıtladık.We proved the result using two methods.
- Bu iddiayı yarın kanıtlayacağım.I will prove this claim tomorrow.
- Bu fotoğraf, kapının açık olduğunu kanıtlıyor.This photograph proves that the door is open.
- Ekip, yöntemin işe yaradığını kanıtlayamadı.The team could not prove that the method worked.
- Bir fikri savunmak, onu kanıtlamak değildir.Defending an idea is not the same as proving it.
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Watch out
Kanıtlamadı says that someone did not prove it; kanıtlayamadı says they could not. Failure to prove a claim does not prove that it is false. Also distinguish savunmak (defend an idea) from kanıtlamak (establish it with evidence).
Try it yourself
Complete with the present continuous: this calculation proves our claim.
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kanıtlıyor
kanıtlıyor: the subject is the singular calculation, so there is no first-person ending. The final a of kanıtla- narrows to ı before the present ending.
Use the future, first person singular: I will prove this claim tomorrow.
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kanıtlayacağım
kanıtlayacağım: the speaker promises a future action. A linking y follows the vowel-final stem, and the future ending’s k becomes ğ before -ım.
Add the appropriate case to iddia (claim): one example is not enough to prove this claim.
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iddiayı
iddiayı: bu identifies a particular claim, which is the object being proved. After the final a, a linking y joins the accusative -ı.
The team tried but could not prove the claim. Express inability in the past.
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kanıtlayamadı
kanıtlayamadı: the team tried but failed, so the sentence needs inability, not merely negation. Kanıtlamadı alone leaves the reason for not proving it unstated.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with the present continuous: this calculation proves our claim.
Use the future, first person singular: I will prove this claim tomorrow.
Add the appropriate case to iddia (claim): one example is not enough to prove this claim.
The team tried but could not prove the claim. Express inability in the past.
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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Invent a claim about a puzzle. Say what calculation proves it, promise to prove it tomorrow, and describe an attempt that failed. Use three different forms of kanıtlamak.