Ali yardım etmek istiyor.
English: Ali wants to help.
- Language
- Turkish
- Level
- A2
- Unit
- Fiiller ve fiil yapıları
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
Basit birleşik fiiller are simple compound verbs in Turkish, created by combining a noun or adjective with an auxiliary verb (like 'etmek', 'olmak', 'yapmak', or 'kalmak'). They often express actions or states.
When to use it
Use basit birleşik fiiller when you want to describe an action or state in Turkish that is formed with two words: usually a noun or adjective, and an auxiliary verb. Many common actions use these forms.
Key forms
- Noun/Adjective + etmek (ör: yardım etmek)
- Noun/Adjective + olmak (ör: hasta olmak)
- Noun/Adjective + yapmak (ör: spor yapmak)
- Noun/Adjective + kalmak (ör: sessiz kalmak)
Examples
Ben spor yapmak seviyorum.
English: I like to do sports.
O hasta oldu.
English: He/She became ill.
Lütfen sessiz kal.
English: Please stay quiet.
Tips
- Remember that the noun or adjective does not change; only the auxiliary verb is conjugated.
- Some compound verbs are very common, so try to memorize them as fixed phrases.
- Do not translate word-for-word from your own language; learn the Turkish combinations.
Exceptions and edge cases
- Some compound verbs have meanings that are not obvious from the words. For example, 'kabul etmek' means 'to accept', not literally 'to do acceptance'.