Tartışmak can describe a reasoned discussion or an argument. You will name the issue, say who is involved, and use context to make the intended meaning clear.
The idea
A specific topic is a direct object: bu öneriyi tartışmak means to discuss this proposal. The other participant takes ile: seninle tartışmak can mean to discuss or argue with you. Both can appear together: bu öneriyi seninle tartışmak. The stem tartış- stays intact in tartışıyoruz, tartıştık and tartışacağız. Subject pronouns can be omitted because the ending identifies the person.
| Use / person | Form |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | tartışmak |
| Present: we | tartışıyoruz |
| Past: we | tartıştık |
| Future: I | tartışacağım |
| Future: we | tartışacağız |
| Aorist: we | tartışırız |
| Negative present: I | tartışmıyorum |
| Present question: you (singular) | tartışıyor musun? |
| Suggestion: let’s | tartışalım |
Examples
- Bu öneriyi yarın tartışacağız.We will discuss this proposal tomorrow.
- Toplantıda bütçeyi tartışıyoruz.We are discussing the budget at the meeting.
- Bu konuyu dün tartıştık.We discussed this issue yesterday.
- Seninle tartışmak istemiyorum.I do not want to argue with you.
- Ayrıntıları bağırmadan tartışabiliriz.We can discuss the details without shouting.
- Karar vermeden önce seçenekleri tartışalım.Let’s discuss the options before making a decision.
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Watch out
Do not use seni tartışmak for “argue with you”: it makes you the subject of the discussion. Use seninle tartışmak. Nor does ile automatically imply a quarrel; the situation and tone decide. Bağırmadan means without shouting and can make a calm discussion explicit.
Try it yourself
Complete with öneri (proposal): we will discuss this proposal tomorrow.
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öneriyi
öneriyi: this particular proposal is the object. The vowel-final noun öneri needs the linking y before the accusative -i.
Combine sen and ile: I do not want to argue with you.
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seninle / senin ile
seninle (also senin ile): the gap names the person addressed, not the topic. With sen, the form used before ile is senin.
Use the past tense with “we”: we discussed the budget yesterday.
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tartıştık
tartıştık: dün places this completed discussion yesterday and the prompt asks for “we”. The past ending starts with t after voiceless ş, and final -k marks “we”.
Use the future tense with “we”: we will discuss the options tomorrow.
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tartışacağız
tartışacağız: the prompt asks for a future action by “we”. The k of tartışacak becomes ğ before the vowel of -ız, giving tartışacağız.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with öneri (proposal): we will discuss this proposal tomorrow.
Combine sen and ile: I do not want to argue with you.
seninle / senin ile
Use the past tense with “we”: we discussed the budget yesterday.
Use the future tense with “we”: we will discuss the options tomorrow.
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 two sentences about discussing a proposal and one about avoiding an argument. Name a topic and a participant at least once, then move one event into the past.