Diyaloglar (Dialogue)

Sorun ne? Wi-Fi’ye bağlanamıyorum.

What’s the matter ?i can’t get Wi-Fi.

Endişe etme

Ben hallederim

Not to worry.

I’ll take care of it.

Wi-Fi’ye bağlanmak

get Wi-Fi

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Endişelenme/merak etme

Not to worry

……’yla ilgilenmek/halletmek/bakmak

take care of

• Gelecek Zaman(Future Tense)
  • Senin kedine ben bakacağım.
  • I will take care of your cat.
• Geçmiş Zaman(Past tense)
  • O, hastasına çok iyi baktı.
  • She took very good care of her patient.
• Şimdiki Zaman(Present Cont)
  • Şu an bahçedeki çiçeklere bakıyorum.
  • I am taking care of the flowers in the garden right now.

Let’s examine the words and suffixes in the sentences in detail. Thus, you will have more information about Turkish suffixes.

BAKTIM

1. Verb Root (Fiil Kökü):
   • The verb root is “bak”.
   • Meaning: “to look” or “to take care of.”
2. Suffixes (Ekler):
   • The suffix “-tım” consists of:
     • “-tı”: This is the past tense suffix in Turkish, which indicates that the action happened in the past.
     • “-m”: This is the personal pronoun suffix for the 1st person singular (I).

Complete Breakdown:

• “bak” (look, take care of) + “-tı” (past tense) + “-m” (I) = “baktım” (I looked / I took care of)

So, “baktım” means “I looked” or “I took care of” depending on the context.

BAKICAM

1. Verb Root (Fiil Kökü):
   • The verb root is “bak”.
   • Meaning: “to look” or “to take care of.”
2. Suffixes (Ekler):
   • The suffix “-ıcam” consists of:
     • “-ı”: This is the linking vowel added to make the verb flow smoothly when attaching the future tense suffix.
     • “-c/-a”: This is a variation of the future tense suffix “-acak” or “-ecek”, which is sometimes shortened in colloquial speech. It indicates that the action will happen in the future.
     • “-m”: This is the personal pronoun suffix for the 1st person singular (I).

Complete Breakdown:

• “bak” (look, take care of) + “-ı” (linking vowel) + “-c” (future tense) + “-am” (I) = “bakıcam” (I will look / I will take care of)

So, “bakıcam” means “I will look” or “I will take care of” in the future, often used in spoken or informal Turkish.

BAKIYORUM

1. Verb Root (Fiil Kökü):
   • The verb root is “bak”.
   • Meaning: “to look” or “to take care of.”
2. Suffixes (Ekler):
   • The suffix “-ıyorum” consists of:
     • “-ı”: This is the linking vowel used to harmonize the verb with the following tense suffix.
     • “-yor”: This is the present continuous tense suffix in Turkish, indicating that the action is happening right now.
     • “-um”: This is the personal pronoun suffix for the 1st person singular (I).

Complete Breakdown:

• “bak” (look, take care of) + “-ı” (linking vowel) + “-yor” (present continuous tense) + “-um” (I) = “bakıyorum” (I am looking / I am taking care of)

So, “bakıyorum” means “I am looking” or “I am taking care of” in the present continuous tense.