Yüklemek connects physical loading with digital uploading. The destination makes the action clear, whether it is a truck or a website.
The idea
The destination takes the dative: kamyona yüklemek, siteye yüklemek. Before -yor, final e in yükle- narrows to ü, influenced by the preceding rounded vowel: yüklüyoruz. The past keeps e: yükledik. The future uses linking y: yükleyeceğim.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | yüklüyorum | yükledim | yükleyeceğim |
| sen | yüklüyorsun | yükledin | yükleyeceksin |
| o | yüklüyor | yükledi | yükleyecek |
| biz | yüklüyoruz | yükledik | yükleyeceğiz |
| siz | yüklüyorsunuz | yüklediniz | yükleyeceksiniz |
| onlar | yüklüyorlar | yüklediler | yükleyecekler |
Examples
- Şimdi fotoğrafları siteye yüklüyoruz.We are uploading the photos to the website now.
- Sabah kutuları kamyona yükledik.We loaded the boxes onto the truck in the morning.
- Bu akşam videoyu hesabıma yükleyeceğim.I will upload the video to my account this evening.
- Program dosyaları yavaş yüklüyor.The program loads the files slowly.
- Bu dosyayı siteye yüklemeyin.Do not upload this file to the website.
- Fotoğrafı internetten telefona indirdik.We downloaded the photo from the internet to the phone.
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Watch out
Do not treat every digital use of yüklemek as uploading: a program can also load files. For a transfer from the internet to your device, indirmek clearly means downloading. Name the source and destination.
Try it yourself
Use yüklemek in the present continuous for biz: we are uploading the photos to the website now.
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yüklüyoruz
yüklüyoruz: The stem ends in e, which narrows to ü here; add -yoruz for the action in progress by biz.
Use the -di past of yüklemek for biz: yesterday we loaded the boxes onto the truck.
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yükledik
yükledik: The completed action uses yükle- with -di and -k. The final stem vowel stays e before the past suffix.
Use the -di past of indirmek for biz: we downloaded the photo from the internet to the phone.
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indirdik
indirdik: The photo travels from the internet to the phone, so this is a download. -di marks the past and -k marks “we”.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Use yüklemek in the present continuous for biz: we are uploading the photos to the website now.
Use the -di past of yüklemek for biz: yesterday we loaded the boxes onto the truck.
Use the -di past of indirmek for biz: we downloaded the photo from the internet to the phone.
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Describe loading a box onto a vehicle and uploading a photo to a website. Then reverse the digital direction and write a sentence with indirmek.

