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Present:
Actions happening now, or started in the recent past and continuing. 'I am writing'- The point is that I am writing even as I speak. |
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-(i)yor-
geliyorum- I am coming
gidiyorum- I am going
(Note that the 'o' does not undergo vowel harmony.) |
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General (Aorist):
Things generally true, hence timeless. I am a writer. — Although I am not necessarily writing anything at this very moment. |
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-(i)r-
gelirim- I come
giderim- I go |
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Future:
Actions that will happen. |
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-(y)ecek-
gelecekim- I will come
gidecekim- I will go |
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Reported Past:
A present state caused by past action, or things the speaker is reporting without having seen. |
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Simple/Perfect Past:
Both the simple past (did) and the perfect past (have done). |
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Necessity:
Actions that must, or should be taken. |
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-meli-
gelmeliyim- I must come
gitmeliyim- I must go |
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Conditional:
If ...
With non-simple moods, expresses unfulfilled conditions, hopeless wishes of the past, etc. |
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-se-
gelsem- If I come
gitsem- If I go |
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Subjunctive:
No statement of fact, things that might happen or have happened. With non-simple moods, expresses unfulfillable past wishes, or quotes of those expressions. |
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-e-
geleyim- Let me come
gideyim- Let me go |
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-idi-
geliyordum- I was coming
gidiyordum- I was going |
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-ise-
gidiyorsam- If I am going
geliyorsam- If I am coming |
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| Verb Mood: Past Conditional |
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-idi + isi-
gidiyorduysam- If I was going
geliyorduysam- If I was coming |
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-imiş-
geliyormuşum- It is said that I am coming
gidiyormuşum- It is said that I am going |
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| Verb Mood: Inferential Conditional |
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-imiş + ise-
geliyormuşsam- If, as they say, I am coming
gidiyormuşsam -If, as they say, I am going |
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