A team can discuss a plan without carrying it out. Use uygulamak when the plan, technique or rule is actually put into practice. You will also describe what it is applied to and recognise the passive form.
The idea
Bir yöntemi bir soruna uygulamak means to apply a method to a problem: the specific method takes the accusative, while the target takes the dative. The target can be omitted when it is clear. Learn the contrast uyguluyorum / uygulamıyorum: the positive present loses the final a of uygula-, but the negative keeps it before -mıyor. In kural uygulanıyor, the rule is the subject of a passive verb; the person applying it need not be named.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist | Negative present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | uyguluyorum | uyguladım | uygulayacağım | uygularım | uygulamıyorum |
| sen | uyguluyorsun | uyguladın | uygulayacaksın | uygularsın | uygulamıyorsun |
| o | uyguluyor | uyguladı | uygulayacak | uygular | uygulamıyor |
| biz | uyguluyoruz | uyguladık | uygulayacağız | uygularız | uygulamıyoruz |
| siz | uyguluyorsunuz | uyguladınız | uygulayacaksınız | uygularsınız | uygulamıyorsunuz |
| onlar | uyguluyorlar | uyguladılar | uygulayacaklar | uygularlar | uygulamıyorlar |
Examples
- Bu yöntemi bugün atölyede uyguluyoruz.We are applying this method in the workshop today.
- Ekip yeni planı yarın uygulayacak.The team will implement the new plan tomorrow.
- Öğretmen bu tekniği derste uyguladı.The teacher used this technique in class.
- Aynı yöntemi farklı sorunlara uygulayabiliriz.We can apply the same method to different problems.
- Bu kural bütün katılımcılara uygulanıyor.This rule is being applied to all participants.
- Bu öneriyi uygulamıyoruz çünkü çok zaman alıyor.We are not putting this suggestion into practice because it takes too much time.
- Planı hazırlamak kolay, uygulamak zor.Preparing the plan is easy; implementing it is hard.
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Watch out
Uygulamak does not mean submitting an application. For applying to a course, use kursa başvurmak. Also distinguish kuralı uygulamak (put a rule into effect) from kurala uymak (comply with a rule): following a rule and enforcing it are different actions.
Try it yourself
Complete with the first-person singular present continuous of uygulamak: I am applying this method now.
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uyguluyorum
uyguluyorum: the speaker is doing this now, so use the first-person present. Removing the final a leaves uygul-; the preceding u gives -uyor, followed by -um.
Add the accusative to teknik: we are using this technique in class.
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tekniği
tekniği: this is the particular technique being applied, so it needs the accusative. The final k of teknik softens to ğ before -i.
Use the first-person plural future of uygulamak: we will implement the new plan next week.
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uygulayacağız
uygulayacağız: the prompt asks for a future action by “we”. A linking y follows uygula-; the future ending softens from -acak to -acağ- before -ız.
Use the passive present continuous of uygulamak: the plan is being implemented now.
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uygulanıyor
uygulanıyor: the plan is being implemented; it is not the agent implementing something else. Passive -n turns uygula- into uygulan- before the present ending.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with the first-person singular present continuous of uygulamak: I am applying this method now.
Add the accusative to teknik: we are using this technique in class.
Use the first-person plural future of uygulamak: we will implement the new plan next week.
Use the passive present continuous of uygulamak: the plan is being implemented now.
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 a classroom technique: say who uses it, what they apply it to, and whether they will use it next week. Then rewrite one active sentence in the passive.