HafizaLearn Turkish
LevelA1
Word typeVerb
Frequency rank#302

Meanings

  • to do
  • to make

Example sentence

Yardım etmek istiyorum.
I want to help.

etmek in real sentences

33,096 short Tatoeba sentences with an English translation use this word. Here are 3, with the form of the word each one uses.

  • Japonya'da doğmuş olmayı tercih ederdim.

    I would rather have been born in Japan.

    Form: ederdim · Tatoeba #357925
  • Kasabayı ziyaret edenler yıldan yıla artıyor.

    Visitors to that town increase in number year by year.

    Form: edenler · Tatoeba #475560
  • H kimyasal sembolü hidrojeni ifade eder.

    The chemical symbol H indicates hydrogen.

    Form: eder · Tatoeba #502140

Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

Conjugating etmek

Stem et-. The present continuous adds -(I)yor and the past tense adds -DI, each followed by a personal ending. Irregular: The t of etmek softens to d before a vowel: ediyor, but etti.

PersonPresent continuousPast
benediyorumettim
senediyorsunettin
oediyoretti
bizediyoruzettik
sizediyorsunuzettiniz
onlarediyorlarettiler

Grammar note

Combined with specific nouns to form compound verbs: yardım etmek (help), teşekkür etmek (thank), kabul etmek (accept)

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