With taşımak, you describe carrying a load, transporting something or keeping something with you. You will name the object and, when needed, its destination, then distinguish carrying furniture from moving home.
The idea
The stem is taşı-: taşıyorum describes carrying now, taşıdım a completed action, and taşırım a habit. The future is taşıyacağım: y joins the vowels and the future ending’s k becomes ğ before the personal ending. A definite object takes the accusative, as in masayı; the destination takes the dative, as in salona. Subject pronouns can be omitted because the verb ending identifies the person.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Habitual | Negative present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | taşıyorum | taşıdım | taşıyacağım | taşırım | taşımıyorum |
| sen | taşıyorsun | taşıdın | taşıyacaksın | taşırsın | taşımıyorsun |
| o | taşıyor | taşıdı | taşıyacak | taşır | taşımıyor |
| biz | taşıyoruz | taşıdık | taşıyacağız | taşırız | taşımıyoruz |
| siz | taşıyorsunuz | taşıdınız | taşıyacaksınız | taşırsınız | taşımıyorsunuz |
| onlar | taşıyorlar | taşıdılar | taşıyacaklar | taşırlar | taşımıyorlar |
Examples
- Bu sepeti birlikte taşıyoruz.We are carrying this basket together.
- Babam odunları bahçeye taşıdı.My father carried the firewood into the garden.
- Yarın masayı salona taşıyacağım.I will carry the table into the living room tomorrow.
- Yanımda her zaman su taşırım.I always carry water with me.
- Bu çanta ağır; onu taşımıyorum.This bag is heavy; I am not carrying it.
- Bavulu taşır mısın?Could you carry the suitcase?
- Gelecek ay yeni bir eve taşınıyoruz.We are moving to a new home next month.
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Watch out
Carrying things and moving home are different: Eşyaları taşıyoruz means we are moving the belongings; Yeni bir eve taşınıyoruz means we are moving to a new home. Keep the n in taşınmak for that second meaning. Also keep the dotless ı in taşıyorum.
Try it yourself
Complete with the present continuous of taşımak for ben: I am carrying the basket now.
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taşıyorum
taşıyorum: şimdi asks for an action in progress, and ben needs the first-person singular ending. The stem’s final ı gives taşıyor-; no extra ı is added.
Use the past of taşımak for biz: we carried the chairs yesterday.
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taşıdık
taşıdık: dün places the action in the past and biz means more than one speaker. The stem ends in the vowel ı, so the past form uses d, followed by the first-person plural ending -k.
Use the future of taşımak for ben: I will carry the table into the living room tomorrow.
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taşıyacağım
taşıyacağım: yarın and the requested future point to a plan. Starting from taşıyacak, the vowel of the first-person ending makes k soften to ğ; the result still has the joining y.
Choose taşımak or taşınmak and use the present continuous for biz: we are moving to a new home next month.
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taşınıyoruz
taşınıyoruz: the speakers are changing homes; no object is being named as a load. Choose taşınmak and keep its n, then use the present continuous ending for biz.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with the present continuous of taşımak for ben: I am carrying the basket now.
Use the past of taşımak for biz: we carried the chairs yesterday.
Use the future of taşımak for ben: I will carry the table into the living room tomorrow.
Choose taşımak or taşınmak and use the present continuous for biz: we are moving to a new home next month.
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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Imagine rearranging a room. Write what you are carrying now, what you carried yesterday and what you will carry tomorrow. Add one sentence about moving home, choosing the verb that fits.