The Turkish language · Endings

cannot

The ending glossed cannot takes these forms in the book's examples:

In the examples

15. Telling, asking and being able

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

18. Joining actions

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

19. The book I read

Hasta olduğum için gelemedim.

I couldn't come, because I was ill. · 19.7 That, because, when

21. Where to go next

anlayamadığımız

that we couldn't understand · 21.3 Looking a word up