Use özlemek to talk about people, places and shared activities you miss. You will identify who feels the longing and practise present, past and future forms.
The idea
The person who misses someone is the subject of özlemek. A specific person or thing missed takes the accusative: seni, ailemi, eski mahallemizi. In özlüyorum, the final e of özle- becomes ü before -yor; compare özledim and özlerim. The future has a linking y: özleyecek. Its k becomes ğ in özleyeceğim and özleyeceğiz. The negative present is özlemiyorum. To name an activity you miss, use a verbal noun in the accusative: yemek yapmayı özlemek.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist / habitual | Negative present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | özlüyorum | özledim | özleyeceğim | özlerim | özlemiyorum |
| sen | özlüyorsun | özledin | özleyeceksin | özlersin | özlemiyorsun |
| o | özlüyor | özledi | özleyecek | özler | özlemiyor |
| biz | özlüyoruz | özledik | özleyeceğiz | özleriz | özlemiyoruz |
| siz | özlüyorsunuz | özlediniz | özleyeceksiniz | özlersiniz | özlemiyorsunuz |
| onlar | özlüyorlar | özlediler | özleyecekler | özlerler | özlemiyorlar |
Examples
- Ben ailemi özlüyorum.I miss my family.
- Çocuklar köyü çok özledi.The children missed the village a lot.
- Biz eski mahallemizi özlüyoruz.We miss our old neighbourhood.
- Taşınınca bu bahçeyi özleyeceğim.I will miss this garden when I move.
- Tatilde arkadaşlarını özledin mi?Did you miss your friends on holiday?
- Şehrin gürültüsünü hiç özlemiyorum.I do not miss the noise of the city at all.
- Birlikte yemek yapmayı özledik.We missed cooking together.
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Watch out
Seni özlüyorum means I miss you: seni is the person missed, not the person feeling the longing. Nor does this verb mean failing to catch transport: otobüsü kaçırmak means to miss the bus; otobüsü özlemek would express longing for it.
Try it yourself
Complete the pronoun: I miss you a lot.
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seni
seni: the speaker is already ben, and the missing person is you. The object form of sen is seni; sana would mark a recipient or destination.
Use the present continuous, first person singular: I miss my family now.
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özlüyorum
özlüyorum: şimdi puts the feeling in the present, and ben requires the first-person ending. Keep the rounded ü in this form, followed by -yorum.
Use the future, first person plural: We will miss this garden when we move.
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özleyeceğiz
özleyeceğiz: the move lies ahead and the subject is biz. The future form needs linking y, then k changes to ğ before the vowel of -iz.
Ask in the past, second person singular: Did you miss your old school?
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özledin mi
özledin mi: the question asks about your past feeling, so -din carries past tense and second person. The question word mi comes after that complete verb and stays separate.
Practice round
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Complete the pronoun: I miss you a lot.
Use the present continuous, first person singular: I miss my family now.
Use the future, first person plural: We will miss this garden when we move.
Ask in the past, second person singular: Did you miss your old school?
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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Write a message about someone you miss, a place you will miss after moving, and an activity you miss doing together. Check each object and verb ending.