Use vazgeçmek when someone abandons an idea or stops pursuing an activity. It can also describe deciding not to do something before it starts; it does not necessarily mean failing.
The idea
The thing you give up takes the ablative: bu plandan vazgeçmek. For an action, use an infinitive with the ablative: beklemekten vazgeçmek. Write the verb as one word. Its ç stays in vazgeçiyorum and vazgeçeceğim; the past is vazgeçtim. The future ending, rather than the stem, has ğ in vazgeçeceğim. The table gives forms with explicit plural agreement for onlar; singular verb forms are also possible with this human plural subject.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future | Aorist | Negative past |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ben | vazgeçiyorum | vazgeçtim | vazgeçeceğim | vazgeçerim | vazgeçmedim |
| sen | vazgeçiyorsun | vazgeçtin | vazgeçeceksin | vazgeçersin | vazgeçmedin |
| o | vazgeçiyor | vazgeçti | vazgeçecek | vazgeçer | vazgeçmedi |
| biz | vazgeçiyoruz | vazgeçtik | vazgeçeceğiz | vazgeçeriz | vazgeçmedik |
| siz | vazgeçiyorsunuz | vazgeçtiniz | vazgeçeceksiniz | vazgeçersiniz | vazgeçmediniz |
| onlar | vazgeçiyorlar | vazgeçtiler | vazgeçecekler | vazgeçerler | vazgeçmediler |
Examples
- Ben bu plandan vazgeçtim.I gave up on this plan.
- Biz beklemekten vazgeçtik.We gave up waiting.
- Bu hedeften asla vazgeçmem.I will never give up on this goal.
- Yeni bir bisiklet almaktan vazgeçiyorum.I am giving up the idea of buying a new bicycle.
- Bu yöntemden vazgeçeceğiz.We will abandon this method.
- Denemekten vazgeçmeyin.Do not give up trying.
- Yürümekten vazgeçmedim; sadece biraz dinlendim.I did not give up walking; I just rested a little.
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Watch out
Do not transfer an accusative object pattern here: use bu plandan, not bu planı, with vazgeçmek. A pause alone is not abandonment: Yürümekten vazgeçmedim; sadece biraz dinlendim says that the speaker rested but still intended to walk.
Try it yourself
Complete the sentence: I gave up on this plan. Write the whole form of plan.
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plandan
plandan: the plan is what was abandoned, so it needs the ablative. The final vowel of plan gives -dan; this is not a direct object in the accusative.
I found a cheaper room and gave up staying at the hotel. Put kalmak in the blank.
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kalmaktan
kalmaktan: finding a cheaper room changed the decision about staying at the hotel. Keep the infinitive kalmak and add -tan after its final k.
I continued walking. Complete with the negative past of vazgeçmek for ben.
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vazgeçmedim
vazgeçmedim: continuing to walk means the speaker did not give up. The negative -me- comes before the past ending, giving -medi-, and final -m identifies the speaker.
Address several friends: do not give up trying. Use the negative command of vazgeçmek for siz.
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vazgeçmeyin
vazgeçmeyin: the instruction is addressed to several friends and asks them not to stop trying. The negative command uses -me- and the plural address ending, with y between the vowels.
Practice round
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Complete the sentence: I gave up on this plan. Write the whole form of plan.
I found a cheaper room and gave up staying at the hotel. Put kalmak in the blank.
I continued walking. Complete with the negative past of vazgeçmek for ben.
Address several friends: do not give up trying. Use the negative command of vazgeçmek for siz.
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Write one sentence about a plan you abandoned and one about an activity you refuse to give up. Mark the ablative complement, then turn the second sentence into encouragement addressed to a group.