🎯 Advanced Turkish Dialogue: Essential “Etmek” Verbs
Master C1-level compound verbs with “Etmek” (İnkar etmek, İtiraz etmek, Alay etmek, Teşvik etmek, Söz etmek) through an authentic dialogue, morphological breakdowns, dual audio, and practice quizzes!
C1 • ADVANCED
Vocabulary Guide: 5 C1 “Etmek” Compound Verbs
Review these nuanced advanced expressions and their practical native context before diving into the dialogue.
| Verb (Birleşik Fiil) | Literal & English Meaning | Context & Practical Usage Notes |
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| İnkar etmek | “To do denial” 👉 To deny / repudiate |
Used when refusing to admit a reality, mistake, or truth. |
| İtiraz etmek | “To make an objection” 👉 To object / raise an objection |
Used when formally or informally opposing a decision, plan, or idea. |
| Alay etmek | “To make mockery” 👉 To mock / make fun of |
Used when ridiculing someone or taking a serious situation lightly. |
| Teşvik etmek | “To give encouragement” 👉 To encourage / foster / motivate |
Used when inspiring or giving positive incentive to someone to take action. |
| Söz etmek | “To make word” 👉 To mention / speak of / refer to |
Used when bringing up a topic, person, or situation in discourse. |
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Ofiste Proje Tartışması (Project Discussion in the Office)
Study this nuanced dialogue between Hakan and Sarah about team management and feedback.
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Hakan
Sarah,Sarah: Proper noun
dündün: Adverb (yesterday)
toplantıdatoplantı-da
toplantı (noun: meeting) +-da (locative: in the meeting) sözsöz etmek: Compound verb (to mention) ettiğinet-tiğ-in et (verb root) +-dik (adjectival participle / sıfat-fiil) +-in (2nd person possessive: that you mentioned) yeniyeni: Adjective (new) stratejiyistrateji-yi strateji (noun: strategy) +-yi (accusative case) düşündündüşün-dün düşün (verb: think) +-dün (2nd person past tense: you thought) mü?mü: Interrogative particle |
Sarah, have you thought about the new strategy you mentioned in the meeting yesterday? |
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Sarah
Evet,Evet: Particle (Yes)
amaama: Conjunction (but)
ekibinekip-in
ekip (noun: team) +-in (genitive case) bazıbazı: Adjective (some) kararlarakarar-lar-a karar (noun: decision) +-lar (plural) +-a (dative case: to decisions) itirazitiraz etmek: Compound verb (to object) edeceğindened-eceği-n-den et (verb root) +-ecek (future participle) +-in (possessive) +-den (ablative: from that they will object) çekiniyorum.çekin-iyor-um çekin (verb: hesitate/fear) +-iyor (continuous) +-um (1st person: I hesitate) |
Yes, but I hesitate because I fear the team will object to some decisions. |
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Hakan
NedenNeden: Question word (Why)
itirazitiraz etmek: Compound verb (to object)
etsinleret-sin-ler
et (verb root) +-sinler (3rd person plural imperative/optative: why would they object?) ki?ki: Emphatic conjunction SonuçtaSonuç-ta Sonuç (noun: result) +-ta (locative: after all) onlarıonlar-ı onlar (pronoun: them) +-ı (accusative) yeniliğeyeni-lik-e yeni (adj) +-lik (noun suffix: innovation) +-e (dative) teşvikteşvik etmek: Compound verb (to encourage) etmeket-mek et (verb root) +-mek (infinitive) istiyoruz.iste-iyor-uz iste (verb: want) +-iyor (continuous) +-uz (1st person plural) |
Why would they object? After all, we want to encourage them toward innovation. |
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Sarah
Doğru,Doğru: Adjective (True/Correct)
amaama: Conjunction (but)
bazıbazı: Adjective (some)
arkadaşlararkadaş-lar
arkadaş (noun: colleagues) +-lar (plural) değişimindeğiş-im-in değiş (verb: change) +-im (noun suffix) +-in (genitive: of change) gerekliliğinigerek-li-lik-i-ni gerek (noun) +-li (adj) +-lik (abstract noun: necessity) +-i (possessive) +-ni (accusative) inkarinkar etmek: Compound verb (to deny) ediyor.ed-iyor et (verb root) +-iyor (present continuous: are denying) |
True, but some colleagues deny the necessity of change. |
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Hakan
EskiEski: Adjective (old)
yöntemlerinyöntem-ler-in
yöntem (noun: method) +-ler (plural) +-in (genitive) yetersizyeter-siz yeter (adj) +-siz (without/insufficient) olduğunuol-duk-u-nu ol (verb: be) +-duk (participle) +-u (possessive) +-nu (accusative: that it is) inkarinkar etmek: Compound verb (to deny) etmeket-mek et (verb root) +-mek (infinitive: to deny) imkansız.imkansız: Adjective (impossible) |
It is impossible to deny that the old methods are insufficient. |
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Sarah
FakatFakat: Conjunction (however)
fikirlerinifikir-ler-i-ni
fikir (noun: idea) +-ler (plural) +-i (possessive) +-ni (accusative) söylerkensöyle-r-ken söyle (verb: say) +-r-ken (adverbial participle: while expressing) kimseylekimse-yle kimse (pronoun: anyone) +-yle (comitative: with anyone) alayalay etmek: Compound verb (to mock) etmemeliyiz.et-me-meli-yiz et (verb root) +-me (negative) +-meli (necessitative mood) +-yiz (1st person plural: we should not mock) |
However, while expressing their ideas, we should not mock anyone. |
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Hakan
Haklısın,Hak-lı-sın
Hak (noun: right) +-lı (adj) +-sın (copula: you are right) kimseninkimse-nin kimse (pronoun: anyone) +-nin (genitive) emeğiyleemek-i-yle emek (noun: effort/labor) +-i (possessive) +-yle (instrumental: with effort) alayalay etmek: Compound verb (to mock) etmeket-mek et (verb root) +-mek (infinitive) bizebiz-e biz (pronoun: us) +-e (dative) yakışmaz.yakış-ma-z yakış (verb: suit/befit) +-ma-z (aorist negative: does not befit us) |
You are right, mocking anyone’s effort does not befit us. |
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Sarah
OnlarıOnlar-ı
Onlar (pronoun: them) +-ı (accusative) yapıcıyap-ıcı yap (verb: make) +-ıcı (adj suffix: constructive) eleştirilerleeleştiri-ler-le eleştiri (noun: criticism) +-ler (plural) +-le (instrumental) teşvikteşvik etmek: Compound verb (to encourage) etmeket-mek et (verb root) +-mek (infinitive) dahadaha: Adverb (more) doğru.doğru: Adjective (correct/proper) |
It is better to encourage them with constructive feedback. |
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Hakan
Peki,Peki: Interjection (Well / Okay then)
planlananplan-lan-an
plan (noun) +-lan (passive verb) +-an (participle: planned) bütçeyebütçe-ye bütçe (noun: budget) +-ye (dative) itirazitiraz etmek: Compound verb (to object) edened-en et (verb root) +-en (adjectival participle / sıfat-fiil: who object) olduol-du ol (verb: become) +-du (past tense) mu?mu: Interrogative particle |
Well, was there anyone who objected to the planned budget? |
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Sarah
HenüzHenüz: Adverb (yet / so far)
kimsedenkimse-den
kimse (pronoun: anyone) +-den (ablative: from anyone) olumsuzolum-suz olum (noun: outcome) +-suz (negative suffix: negative) birbir: Indefinite article sözsöz etmek: Compound verb (to speak of) edened-en et (verb root) +-en (participle: mentioning) duymadım.duy-ma-dım duy (verb: hear) +-ma (negative) +-dım (1st person past tense: I haven’t heard) |
I haven’t heard anyone mention anything negative yet. |
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Hakan
Harika!Harika: Exclamation (Great!)
YönetimYönetim: Noun (management)
dede: Conjunction (also)
yeniyeni: Adjective (new)
fikirlerifikir-ler-i
fikir (noun: idea) +-ler (plural) +-i (accusative) teşvikteşvik etmek: Compound verb (to encourage) etmeket-mek et (verb root) +-mek (infinitive) içiniçin: Postposition (in order to) destekdestek: Noun (support) verecek.ver-ecek ver (verb: give) +-ecek (future tense: will give) |
Great! Management will also provide support to encourage new ideas. |
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Sarah
OO: Demonstrative pronoun
zamanzaman: Noun (time / then)
detaylardandetay-lar-dan
detay (noun: detail) +-lar (plural) +-dan (ablative: of details) sözsöz etmek: Compound verb (to speak of) etmeket-mek et (verb root) +-mek (infinitive) içiniçin: Postposition (in order to) sunumusunum-u sunum (noun: presentation) +-u (accusative) hazırlayayım.hazır-la-yay-ım hazır (adj) +-la (verb suffix) +-yay-ım (1st person optative: let me prepare) |
Then let me prepare the presentation to speak about the details. |
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Hakan
Süper,Süper: Exclamation (Super!)
hatalarımızhata-lar-ımız
hata (noun: mistake) +-lar (plural) +-ımız (possessive: our mistakes) olursaol-ur-sa ol (verb: be) +-ur (aorist) +-sa (conditional: if there are) dada: Conjunction (even if) aslaasla: Adverb (never) inkarinkar etmek: Compound verb (to deny) etmeyipet-me-yip et (verb root) +-me (negative) +-yip (adverbial participle: without denying &…) dersders: Noun (lesson) çıkarırız.çıkar-ır-ız çıkar (verb: extract/learn) +-ır (aorist) +-ız (1st person plural: we learn lessons) |
Super! Even if we have mistakes, we won’t deny them and will learn lessons instead. |
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Sarah
Kesinlikle!Kesinlikle: Adverb (Absolutely!)
Başarısızlıklabaşarı-sız-lık-la
başarı (noun: success) +-sız (without) +-lık (abstract noun: failure) +-la (instrumental: with failure) alayalay etmek: Compound verb (to mock) etmeket-mek et (verb root) +-mek (infinitive) yerineyer-i-ne yer (noun: place) +-ine (dative phrase: instead of) başarıyabaşarı-ya başarı (noun: success) +-ya (dative) odaklanacağız.odak-lan-acağ-ız odak (noun) +-lan (verb suffix) +-acak (future tense) +-ız (1st person plural: we will focus) |
Absolutely! Instead of mocking failure, we will focus on success. |
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Hakan
BuBu: Demonstrative adjective
profesyonelprofesyonel: Adjective (professional)
yaklaşımınyaklaş-ım-ın
yaklaş (verb) +-ım (noun: approach) +-ın (2nd person possessive: your approach) içiniçin: Postposition (for) senisen-i sen (pronoun: you) +-i (accusative) tebriktebrik etmek: Compound verb (to congratulate) ediyorum.ed-iyor-um et (verb root) +-iyor (present continuous) +-um (1st person: I congratulate) |
I congratulate you for this professional approach. |
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