Use soğumak when the subject loses heat or becomes colder. Food, drinks, ovens and the weather can all be subjects of this change.
The idea
The stem soğu- gives present soğuyor, past soğudu and future soğuyacak. Preserve ğ in writing. A negative present is soğumuyor, with negation before the tense.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | soğuyorum | soğudum | soğuyacağım |
| sen | soğuyorsun | soğudun | soğuyacaksın |
| o | soğuyor | soğudu | soğuyacak |
| biz | soğuyoruz | soğuduk | soğuyacağız |
| siz | soğuyorsunuz | soğudunuz | soğuyacaksınız |
| onlar | soğuyorlar | soğudular | soğuyacaklar |
Examples
- Çorbam masada yavaşça soğuyor.My soup is cooling slowly on the table.
- Akşam hava birden soğudu.The weather suddenly turned cold in the evening.
- Kek birazdan tamamen soğuyacak.The cake will cool completely soon.
- Kahven soğudu mu?Has your coffee gone cold?
- Bu kalın bardakta çay çabuk soğumuyor.The tea does not cool quickly in this thick glass.
- Fırın artık soğudu; kapağı açık.The oven has cooled down now; its door is open.
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Watch out
Soğuk describes a cold state; soğuyor describes becoming cooler. Something cooling may still be warm. Making something cooler as an action uses soğutmak.
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Use the present: my soup is cooling now.
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soğuyor
soğuyor: the soup is losing heat now, so the ongoing present is needed; it does not say it is already cold.
Use the past: the weather suddenly turned cold yesterday evening.
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soğudu
soğudu: the evening change has already happened; the stem’s rounded back vowel selects the past -du.
Use the future: the cake will cool completely soon.
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soğuyacak
soğuyacak: cooling is predicted for a later moment; a linking y separates soğu- from the future suffix.
Practice round
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Use the present: my soup is cooling now.
Use the past: the weather suddenly turned cold yesterday evening.
Use the future: the cake will cool completely soon.
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Write about a drink cooling now, yesterday’s evening weather and a cake that will cool soon. Choose the time form from each context.