The Turkish language · Endings

NEG

The ending glossed NEG takes these forms in the book's examples:

In the examples

11. The verb, and what is happening now

Anlamıyorum.

I don't understand. · 11.4 -mA: not

Bilmiyorum.

I don't know. · 11.4 -mA: not

Ali bugün gelmiyor.

Ali isn't coming today. · 11.4 -mA: not

Et yemiyorum.

I don't eat meat. · 11.4 -mA: not

Babam artık sigara içmiyor.

My father doesn't smoke any more. · 11.5 Now, still, no longer

12. Asking questions

Gelmiyor musun?

Aren't you coming? · 12.1 mI after a verb: Geliyor musun?

Hayır, gelmiyorum.

No, I'm not. · 12.1 mI after a verb: Geliyor musun?

Neden gelmiyorsun?

Why aren't you coming? · 12.3 The question words

Bugün gelmiyorum, çalışıyorum.

Not today, I'm working. · 12.6 Questions in a conversation

13. The past: seen and heard

Ali henüz gelmedi.

Ali hasn't come yet. · 13.7 Saying no and asking in the past

Bu filmi görmedim.

I haven't seen this film. · 13.7 Saying no and asking in the past

Mehmet bugün işe gitmemiş.

Mehmet didn't go to work today, apparently. · 13.7 Saying no and asking in the past

14. Plans, habits and offers

Bir daha yapmayacağım.

I won't do it again. · 14.2 Not, and asking: gelmeyecek, gelecek mi?

Bilmiyorum. Herhalde bütün hafta sonu orada kalırım.

I don't know. I'll probably stay the whole weekend. · 14.7 Plans for the weekend

15. Telling, asking and being able

Gitme!

Don't go! · 15.1 Telling: the bare stem, and -in to be polite

Unutma!

Don't forget! · 15.1 Telling: the bare stem, and -in to be polite

Lütfen sigara içmeyiniz.

Please don't smoke. · 15.1 Telling: the bare stem, and -in to be polite

Ali gelmeyebilir.

Ali might not come. · 15.3 -ebil: can

Bugün dışarı çıkmayalım.

Let's not go out today. · 15.5 Let's: -elim

18. Joining actions

Yemek yerken konuşma.

Don't talk while you're eating. · 18.5 -ken: while

19. The book I read

Derse gelmeyen kim?

Who didn't come to the lesson? · 19.2 -en: the one who does

Bu, okumadığım bir kitap.

This is a book I haven't read. · 19.4 -dik: what someone did or does

Ne dediğini anlamadım.

I didn't understand what you said. · 19.7 That, because, when

Ali'nin geleceğini sanmıyorum.

I don't think Ali will come. · 19.7 That, because, when

20. Wanting, needing, if

Bu akşam dışarı çıkmak istemiyorum.

I don't want to go out this evening. · 20.1 -mek istemek: wanting to

Ali'nin bilmesini istemiyorum.

I don't want Ali to know. · 20.2 Wanting someone else to do something

Bunu kimseye söylememelisin.

You mustn't tell anyone this. · 20.4 -meli: must and should

21. Where to go next

Anlamadım.

I didn't understand. · 21.5 Talking to people