The Turkish language · Endings
cannot
The ending glossed cannot takes these forms in the book's examples:
In the examples
Yarın gelemem.
I can't come tomorrow. · 15.4 -eme: can't
Ali yüzemez.
Ali can't swim. · 15.4 -eme: can't
Anahtarımı bulamıyorum.
I can't find my key. · 15.4 -eme: can't
Seni duyamıyorum.
I can't hear you. · 15.4 -eme: can't
Dün gece uyuyamadım.
I couldn't sleep last night. · 15.4 -eme: can't
Dün gelemedim, çünkü hastaydım.
I couldn't come yesterday, because I was ill. · 18.1 And, but, because, or
Hastaydım, o yüzden gelemedim.
I was ill, so I couldn't come. · 18.1 And, but, because, or
Hasta olduğum için gelemedim.
I couldn't come, because I was ill. · 19.7 That, because, when
anlayamadığımız
that we couldn't understand · 21.3 Looking a word up