Yönetmek describes directing an activity or taking responsibility for people and resources. Use it for a team, a meeting or your time; the object tells the reader what kind of management you mean.
The idea
Yönetmek takes a direct object: bu ekibi yönetmek means to manage this team. Keep the stem’s t in yönetiyorum and yönetirim. The past is yönettim, with two ts; the future is yöneteceğim, where only the future ending’s k softens. In Dernek yönetiliyor, the association receives the action: it is being run.
| Use / person | Form |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | yönetmek |
| Present continuous: I | yönetiyorum |
| Past: I | yönettim |
| Future: I | yöneteceğim |
| Aorist: I | yönetirim |
| Negative present continuous: I | yönetmiyorum |
| Necessity: we | yönetmeliyiz |
| Passive present continuous: third person singular | yönetiliyor |
| Question: you, singular | yönetiyor musun? |
Examples
- Bu ekibi birlikte yönetiyoruz.We manage this team together.
- Toplantıyı bugün sen yönetiyorsun.You are chairing the meeting today.
- Zamanımızı daha iyi yönetmeliyiz.We must manage our time better.
- Dün atölyeyi iki kişi yönetti.Two people ran the workshop yesterday.
- Gelecek ay projeyi ben yöneteceğim.I will manage the project next month.
- Bu dernek gönüllüler tarafından yönetiliyor.This association is run by volunteers.
- Sorunu sonunda çözmeyi başardık.We finally managed to solve the problem.
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Watch out
Do not translate “manage to do” with yönetmek. Sorunu çözmeyi başardık says we succeeded in solving the problem; süreci yönettik says we managed the process. Also use the accusative for a specific object: ekibi, not ekibe.
Try it yourself
Use the past tense of yönetmek: We ran the workshop together yesterday.
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yönettik
yönettik: the action happened yesterday and “we” did it. The stem ends in t, so the past marker starts with t too; final -k identifies the group.
Use the future tense of yönetmek: I will chair the meeting next week.
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yöneteceğim
yöneteceğim: the speaker takes responsibility for next week. The future form needs the first-person ending, which changes the ending’s k to ğ before its vowel.
Add the correct case ending to ekip: We manage this team.
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ekibi
ekibi: bu identifies a particular team as the object. Adding accusative -i changes the noun’s final p to b; the team is being managed, not approached.
Choose yönetmek or başarmak and use the past tense for “we”: We finally managed to finish the work.
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başardık
başardık: the sentence reports a successful result after an effort. Bitirmeyi names what we succeeded in doing; yönettik would describe directing something instead.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Use the past tense of yönetmek: We ran the workshop together yesterday.
Use the future tense of yönetmek: I will chair the meeting next week.
Add the correct case ending to ekip: We manage this team.
Choose yönetmek or başarmak and use the past tense for “we”: We finally managed to finish the work.
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 organising a workshop. Write who managed the team yesterday, who will chair tomorrow’s meeting, and what you finally managed to finish. Use yönetmek for responsibility and başarmak for success.