Turkish Lesson11-Section4-B
Expressing Emotions in Turkish
Size astronot olma işi teklif edilseydi, kabul eder miydiniz?
English: If you were offered the job of being an astronaut, would you accept it?
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- size: to you (siz: you, -e: dative suffix “to”)
- astronot olma işi: the job of being an astronaut (astronot: astronaut, olma: being, iş: job)
- teklif edilseydi: if it were offered (teklif etmek: to offer, edilseydi: conditional past passive “if it were offered”)
- kabul eder miydiniz?: would you accept? (kabul etmek: to accept, -er: aorist tense, -mi: question particle, -diniz: plural/formal suffix “you”)
Explanation: The structure -seydi indicates a hypothetical situation in the past, and mi forms a yes/no question.
Evet, ben onu kabul ederdim.
English: Yes, I would accept it.
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- evet: yes
- ben: I
- onu: it (o: it/he/she, -nu: accusative suffix)
- kabul ederdim: I would accept (kabul etmek: to accept, -erdi: hypothetical past tense, -m: personal suffix “I”)
Explanation: The suffix -erdi expresses a hypothetical action in the past.
Üzgün-Sad
Neden kabul ederdin?
English: Why would you accept?
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- neden: why
- kabul ederdin?: would you accept? (kabul etmek: to accept, -erdi: hypothetical past tense, -n: personal suffix “you”)
Ben çocukken astronot olmak istiyordum.
English: When I was a child, I wanted to be an astronaut.
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- ben: I
- çocukken: when I was a child (çocuk: child, -ken: when suffix)
- astronot olmak: to be an astronaut
- istiyordum: I wanted (istemek: to want, -iyordu: past continuous tense, -m: personal suffix “I”)
Explanation: The suffix -ken indicates “when,” and -iyordu expresses an ongoing action in the past.
Neden astronot olmadın?
English: Why didn’t you become an astronaut?
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- neden: why
- astronot olmadın?: didn’t you become an astronaut? (olmak: to be, -ma: negation suffix, -dın: past tense “you”)
easy = kolay
Çünkü astronot olmak çok zor.
English: Because becoming an astronaut is very hard.
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- çünkü: because
- astronot olmak: to be an astronaut
- çok zor: very hard
Çocukken neyden korkardın?
English: What were you afraid of as a child?
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- çocukken: when I was a child
- neyden: of what (ne: what, -den: ablative suffix “of/from”)
- korkardın?: were you afraid? (korkmak: to be afraid, -ar: aorist tense, -dın: past tense “you”)
Küçükken yüksekten korkuyor muydun?
English: Were you afraid of heights when you were little?
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- küçükken: when you were little (küçük: little, -ken: “when” suffix)
- yüksekten: of heights (yüksek: high, -ten: ablative suffix “of/from”)
- korkuyor: being afraid (korkmak: to be afraid, -yor: present continuous tense)
- muydun?: were you? (mi: question particle, -ydun: past tense “you”)
Explanation:
The suffix -ken is used to indicate “when” referring to a specific time in the past. The ablative suffix (-ten) shows the source or cause of fear. The question particle mu combines with -ydun to form a past tense question directed at “you.”
Alçak – Low
Çocukken yüksekten ve köpekten korkuyordum.
English: When I was a child, I was afraid of heights and dogs.
Word Meanings and Sentence Structure:
- çocukken: when I was a child (çocuk: child, -ken: “when” suffix)
- yüksekten: of heights (yüksek: high, -ten: ablative suffix “of/from”)
- ve: and
- köpekten: of dogs (köpek: dog, -ten: ablative suffix “of/from”)
- korkuyordum: I was afraid (korkmak: to be afraid, -yor: present continuous tense, -dum: past tense “I”)
Please listen, repeat and match the Turkish sentences.
Syllable structure is important in Turkish. Add the correct syllables to the correct words.
Explanation:
- The -ken suffix indicates a time in the past (“when I was a child”).
- The ablative suffix (-ten) is used for the cause of fear (heights and dogs).
- The verb korkmak (to be afraid) is conjugated in the past continuous tense using -yor (continuous action) and -dum (past tense for “I”).
Take the quiz to learn and practice sentence structure in Turkish. Create meaningful sentences by putting words in the correct order.