You will conjugate öğrenmek in the present, past and future and say what you learn and from whom.
The idea
The stem öğren- ends in n and its last vowel is e, so the endings are the plain ones: öğreniyorum, öğrendim, öğreneceğim. The rounded ö in the first syllable does not matter, because only the last vowel of the stem chooses the ending. The past starts with d after the voiced n, and the k of -ecek softens to ğ before a vowel. What you learn is the object (Türkçe, yüzmeyi), and the person or source you learn from takes -den: dedemden.
| Person | Present (-iyor) | Past (-di) | Negative past (-medi) | Future (-ecek) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | öğreniyorum | öğrendim | öğrenmedim | öğreneceğim |
| sen | öğreniyorsun | öğrendin | öğrenmedin | öğreneceksin |
| o | öğreniyor | öğrendi | öğrenmedi | öğrenecek |
| biz | öğreniyoruz | öğrendik | öğrenmedik | öğreneceğiz |
| siz | öğreniyorsunuz | öğrendiniz | öğrenmediniz | öğreneceksiniz |
| onlar | öğreniyorlar | öğrendiler | öğrenmediler | öğrenecekler |
Examples
- Ben Türkçe öğreniyorum.I am learning Turkish.
- Dün yeni bir şarkı öğrendim.I learned a new song yesterday.
- Yüzmeyi dedemden öğrendim.I learned to swim from my grandfather.Yüzmeyi is yüzmek turned into a noun with -me and put in the accusative; this goes a little beyond A2. The teacher or source takes -den: dedemden.
- Sınav sonucunu yarın öğreneceğiz.We will find out the exam result tomorrow.Öğrenmek also means to find out: with a skill it means learn, with news or a result it means find out. Sonuç becomes sonucunu: the ç softens to c before a vowel.
- Çocuklar çok çabuk öğreniyor.Children learn very quickly.A plural subject usually keeps a singular verb: öğreniyor. The form öğreniyorlar is also correct.
- Bu kelimeleri henüz öğrenmedim.I have not learned these words yet.
- öğreniyorumI am learningöğreniyor-iyor / -ıyor / -uyor / -üyor: happening nowum-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
- öğrendikwe learnedöğrendi-di, -dı, -du, -dü, -ti: the past (geldi, yaptı)kPast person endings: -m, -n, -k, -niz, -ler
- öğrenmedimI did not learnöğrenmedi-medi / -madı: the negative pastmPast person endings: -m, -n, -k, -niz, -ler
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Watch out
Do not mix up öğrenmek, to learn, with öğretmek, to teach: Ben sana Türkçe öğreniyorum does not mean that you teach, and the right verb is öğretiyorum. Do not round the ending either: öğrenüyorum and öğrentim are wrong.
Try it yourself
Give the present-tense form for ben (I): am learning.
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öğreniyorum
öğreniyorum: the last vowel of öğren- is e, so the ending is -iyor, not -üyor, and -um marks ben.
Give the negative past form for o (he, she, it): did not learn.
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öğrenmedi
öğrenmedi: the negative -me sits between the stem and -di, and o takes no person ending.
Add the suffix: I learned to swim from my grandfather.
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dedemden
dedemden: the source of learning takes the ablative; m is voiced and the last vowel e is front, so -den.
Say: I am teaching you Turkish. Use öğretmek (to teach) in the present tense.
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öğretiyorum
öğretiyorum: teaching adds a t to the stem (öğret-), the vowel e gives -iyor, and -um marks ben.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Give the present-tense form for ben (I): am learning.
Give the negative past form for o (he, she, it): did not learn.
Add the suffix: I learned to swim from my grandfather.
Say: I am teaching you Turkish. Use öğretmek (to teach) in the present tense.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: I am learning
Tap the parts in order to build this word: we learned
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Write three sentences: something you are learning, something you learned and something you will find out soon. Say with -den who you learned it from.