You will conjugate yazmak in the present, past and future, add the negative, and say what you write and where.
The idea
The stem of yazmak is yaz-, and it never changes. After it, -yor needs a vowel, and harmony after a gives ı: yaz-ıyor-um. The past is -dı, with a d because z is voiced: yazdım. The future is -acak, and its k becomes ğ before a vowel: yazacağım. The negative -mı- comes right after the stem: yazmıyorum, yazmadım. What you write on takes -e/-a: tahtaya yazmak.
| Person | Present | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | yazıyorum | yazdım | yazacağım |
| sen | yazıyorsun | yazdın | yazacaksın |
| o | yazıyor | yazdı | yazacak |
| biz | yazıyoruz | yazdık | yazacağız |
| siz | yazıyorsunuz | yazdınız | yazacaksınız |
| onlar | yazıyorlar | yazdılar | yazacaklar |
Examples
- Ben mektup yazıyorum.I am writing a letter.The object mektup is general (a letter, not a particular one), so it has no ending. The pronoun ben may be dropped: Mektup yazıyorum.
- Dün akşam öğretmenimize yazdık.Yesterday evening we wrote to our teacher.
- Yarın sana e-posta yazacağım.I will write you an email tomorrow.
- Ali tahtaya adını yazıyor.Ali is writing his name on the board.
- Bu kalem yazmıyor.This pen doesn't write.
- Sen mektubu yazdın mı?Did you write the letter?A particular, known letter takes the accusative: mektup becomes mektubu, and the p softens to b before the vowel. The question word mı is written apart.
- yazıyorumI am writingyazıyor-iyor / -ıyor / -uyor / -üyor: happening nowum-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
- yazmıyorumI am not writingyazmıyor-miyor / -mıyor / -muyor / -müyor: not doing nowum-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
- yazdılarthey wroteyazdı-di, -dı, -du, -dü, -ti: the past (geldi, yaptı)larPast person endings: -m, -n, -k, -niz, -ler
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Watch out
Learners who know yaptım and baktım copy the hard t and write yaztım, or they drop the linking vowel and write yazyorum. The z is voiced, so the past starts with d, and -yor cannot follow a consonant directly: yazdım, yazıyorum. Do not confuse the verb with the noun yazı (a text, writing).
Try it yourself
Fill in: I am writing a letter. Use the present continuous of yazmak.
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yazıyorum
yazıyorum: the stem yaz- ends in a consonant, so -yor takes the vowel ı after the back vowel a, and -um marks ben.
Fill in: Yesterday evening we wrote a letter. Use the past of yazmak.
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yazdık
yazdık: the z is voiced, so the past is -dı with d, and -k marks biz.
Fill in: Tomorrow I will write to you. Use the future of yazmak.
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yazacağım
yazacağım: the future -acak has a back vowel, and its k turns into ğ before the vowel of -ım.
Fill in: This pen does not write. Use the negative present continuous of yazmak.
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yazmıyor
yazmıyor: the negative -mı- sits right after the stem and -yor follows it; the third person has no ending.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Fill in: I am writing a letter. Use the present continuous of yazmak.
Fill in: Yesterday evening we wrote a letter. Use the past of yazmak.
Fill in: Tomorrow I will write to you. Use the future of yazmak.
Fill in: This pen does not write. Use the negative present continuous of yazmak.
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: I am writing
Tap the parts in order to build this word: I am not writing
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Write four sentences about what you write every day, what you wrote yesterday and what you will write tomorrow. Underline the stem in each verb and check what stands between it and the person ending.