Use sevinmek for a joyful reaction to something. You will name its cause, share someone else’s happiness and describe the reaction at different times.
The idea
The person who feels glad is the subject. The cause takes the dative: habere sevinmek, to be glad about the news. For someone else’s good fortune, use senin adına sevindim, I was happy for you. The stem sevin- stays intact: seviniyorum, sevindim, sevinirim. In sevineceğim and sevineceğiz, the future ending’s k becomes ğ before the person ending. The negative past is sevinmedim; the negative present is sevinmiyorum.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | seviniyorum | sevindim | sevineceğim | sevinirim |
| sen | seviniyorsun | sevindin | sevineceksin | sevinirsin |
| o | seviniyor | sevindi | sevinecek | sevinir |
| biz | seviniyoruz | sevindik | sevineceğiz | seviniriz |
| siz | seviniyorsunuz | sevindiniz | sevineceksiniz | sevinirsiniz |
| onlar | seviniyorlar | sevindiler | sevinecekler | sevinirler |
Examples
- Bu habere çok sevindim.I was very glad about this news.
- Annem hediyeye çok sevindi.My mother was very pleased with the gift.
- Biz senin adına sevindik.We were happy for you.
- Küçük sürprizlere her zaman sevinirim.I am always glad about little surprises.
- Yarın bu sonuca sevineceğiz.Tomorrow we will be glad about this result.
- Davete sevinmedin mi?Weren’t you pleased about the invitation?
- Senin adına gerçekten seviniyorum.I am really happy for you.
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Watch out
Do not confuse sevinmek with sevmek, to love or like. Haberi sevdim says you liked the news; habere sevindim expresses your joyful reaction. The two verbs use different noun endings.
Try it yourself
Complete the noun: I was very glad about this news.
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habere
habere: the news causes the joy, so haber takes dative -e. It ends in a consonant and needs no linking y.
Use the past: I was very pleased with the gift yesterday.
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sevindim
sevindim: dün places this reaction yesterday and ben identifies the speaker. The past -di follows voiced n, and -m marks the first person.
Use the future: Tomorrow we will be glad about this result.
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sevineceğiz
sevineceğiz: yarın asks for the future and biz for the first person plural. Adding -iz changes sevinecek to sevineceğiz, with ğ.
Write the negative past question: Weren’t you pleased about the invitation?
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sevinmedin mi
sevinmedin mi: -me makes the reaction negative, -di places it in the past and -n refers to sen. The question particle mi remains a separate word.
Practice round
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Complete the noun: I was very glad about this news.
Use the past: I was very pleased with the gift yesterday.
Use the future: Tomorrow we will be glad about this result.
Write the negative past question: Weren’t you pleased about the invitation?
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 reaction to a gift and a message to a friend who has good news. Then put one reaction in the future. Compare the noun endings before moving on to korkmak.