With toplamak, you can gather loose objects, pick fruit or put a room in order. The object helps you choose the meaning. Start with the forms table, then use the examples to describe a small clean-up and a harvest.
The idea
The stem is topla-. Its final a becomes u before -yor: topluyorum. The negative is toplamıyorum, with a still in the stem. Compare the past topladım, the future toplayacağım and the habitual toplarım. The future adds y after the vowel, and its k becomes ğ in toplayacağım and toplayacağız. Use elma toplamak for picking apples and odayı toplamak for tidying the room.
| Subject | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | topluyorum | topladım | toplayacağım | toplarım |
| sen | topluyorsun | topladın | toplayacaksın | toplarsın |
| o | topluyor | topladı | toplayacak | toplar |
| biz | topluyoruz | topladık | toplayacağız | toplarız |
| siz | topluyorsunuz | topladınız | toplayacaksınız | toplarsınız |
| onlar | topluyorlar | topladılar | toplayacaklar | toplarlar |
Examples
- Ben yaprakları topluyorum.I am gathering the leaves.
- Biz oyuncakları topladık.We picked up the toys.
- Yarın elmaları toplayacağız.We will pick the apples tomorrow.
- Her akşam odasını toplar.They tidy their room every evening.
- Lütfen yerdeki kâğıtları toplayın.Please pick up the papers on the floor.
- Bu sabah çilek toplamıyoruz.We are not picking strawberries this morning.
- Okul gezisi için para topluyoruz.We are collecting money for the school trip.
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Watch out
In odayı toplamak, the room is the object you put in order. Odada toplamak only places the gathering in the room; it does not itself mean tidying the room. Tidying also need not involve washing or scrubbing. Keep topluyorum distinct from the incorrect spelling toplıyorum.
Try it yourself
Complete: I am gathering the leaves now.
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topluyorum
topluyorum: the action is happening now and the subject is “I”. The vowel before -yor is rounded u in this verb; toplarım would express a habit here.
Complete in the past: we picked up the toys yesterday.
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topladık
topladık: yesterday places the action in the past. The ending -dık makes the subject “we”; topladım would describe only the speaker.
Complete in the future: we will pick the apples tomorrow.
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toplayacağız
toplayacağız: tomorrow and “we” require the future plural form. The connecting y follows topla-, and -acak becomes -acağ- before the vowel of the person ending.
Complete with “the room”: I tidy the room every evening.
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odayı
odayı: the sentence says what is being tidied, so the definite object needs the accusative. The y joins the two vowels; odada would only answer “where?”.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete: I am gathering the leaves now.
Complete in the past: we picked up the toys yesterday.
Complete in the future: we will pick the apples tomorrow.
Complete with “the room”: I tidy the room every evening.
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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Describe gathering leaves now, picking apples tomorrow and tidying your room every evening. Then make the first sentence negative and check the vowel before the present ending.