soymak: peeling fruit and vegetables

In the kitchen, soymak removes a skin or peel before the next preparation step.

The idea

The stem is soy-; keep its y in soyuyorum, soydum and soyacağım. Specific objects take accusative forms such as muzu.

Patterns to compare
Person	Present continuous	Past	Future
ben	soyuyorum	soydum	soyacağım
sen	soyuyorsun	soydun	soyacaksın
o	soyuyor	soydu	soyacak
biz	soyuyoruz	soyduk	soyacağız
siz	soyuyorsunuz	soydunuz	soyacaksınız
onlar	soyuyorlar	soydular	soyacaklar

Ben patatesleri mutfakta soyuyorum.I am peeling the potatoes in the kitchen.
Dün piknikte portakalları soyduk.Yesterday we peeled the oranges at the picnic.
Yarın salata için salatalıkları soyacağım.Tomorrow I will peel the cucumbers for a salad.
Muzu elimle soyuyorum.I am peeling the banana by hand.
Sarımsağı soy ve tabağa koy.Peel the garlic and put it on the plate.
Bu soyacakla havucu kolayca soyuyorum.I can easily peel the carrot with this peeler.

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This lesson teaches the food meaning. Do not replace it with soyunmak, which describes someone undressing.

Complete in the present continuous: Ben şimdi patatesleri ___. (soymak)
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soyuyorum
soyuyorum: the present action has the first-person ending because the subject is ben.
Complete in the definite past (-di): Biz dün portakalları ___. (soymak)
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soyduk
soyduk: dün locates the event yesterday; final -k agrees with biz.
Complete in the future tense: Ben yarın salatalıkları ___. (soymak)
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soyacağım
soyacağım: use the future requested in the exercise; its k becomes ğ before the vowel of the ben ending.

Describe peeling one fruit by hand and one vegetable with a peeler.