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Turkish	English	Examples, supplements, and explanations
İ (~37 entries)
-i/-ü/-ı/-u [or by -yi/yü/yı/yu after a vowel].	Suffix used to denote the Direct Object Case of a noun (sometimes called the Accusative Case ending).	Examples -- 1) Klavseni çaldım. I played the harpsichord. 2) Adaleyi incitti. She pulled the muscle. 3) Antika onarmayı sever. He likes repairing antiques. 4) Türk ekmeği sever. He loves Turkish bread.
iade	a returning, a sending back	iadeli taahhütlü, registered mail -- return receipt requested
iç, iç taraf, içinde, iç kısmında	inside	Tavşan şapkanın içindedir. There's a rabbit in the hat. içinden, through içine, into
için	for
içmek	to drink, to smoke	Patricia akşam yemeği ile rakı içmeği sever. Patricia likes to drink Rakı with dinner. içecek, a drink (general) içki, a drink (often alcoholic) sigara içmek, to smoke a cigarette
idare	management	idare etmek, to manage
idim, idin, idi, idik, idiniz, idiler Click following to learn more about the so-called Turkish verb 'to be'.	These words ['idim', etc.] are used standing-alone to indicate the past tense of the verb 'to be' -- I was, you were, he was, we were, you were, they were. *Example:* İzmir'de idim. I was in Izmir. See also, verb to be -- present tense.	These words may be 'attached' as suffixes to preceding words (such as nouns, noun phrases, etc.) -- without affecting the meaning of the sentences in which they occur. In fact, it's quite normal to make such 'attachments' in everyday communications -- as long as you also make certain necessary spelling and pronunciation adjustments, e.g., Soğuk idi and Soğuktu It was cold -- are exactly equivalent in meaning. In the 'suffixed' example above, when such a preceding word ends in a consonant (in this case, the adjective soğuk; cold), you must drop the first i-letter [of idi] and *also* apply certain rules about word-joining and vowel harmony. That is, when you 'attach' idi to such a preceding word, not only must you drop the i-letter, but you must also change the d-letter to a t-letter [whenever the preceding word ends in ç, f, h, k, p, s, ş, or t] -- and you must also adjust the suffix-spelling to adhere to the vowel harmony rule! *Example:* Kıskanç idi and Kıskançtı She was jealous -- are equivalent. [Note in the 'suffixed' example that the first i-letter of idi was dropped, that the d-letter was changed to a t-letter (to accomodate word-joining needs), and that the final vowel was changed from a dotted i-letter to an undotted i-letter, according to vowel harmony requirements...] When the preceding word ends in a vowel, you replace the first i-letter [of idim, etc.] with a y-letter -- but, apart from that, you need only be concerned with vowel harmony requirements. *Example:* Sorumlu idiniz and Sorumluydunuz You were responsible -- are exactly equivalent. (Note in the 'suffixed' example that the first i-letter of idiniz was replaced by the y-letter and that the final vowels changed from dotted i-letters to undotted u-letters...) Another 'suffixed' example: Dadaruh, babamın seyisiydi, yaşlı bir adamdı. (from Kaşağı [The Grooming Comb] by Ömer Seyfettin) Dadaruh was my father's stableman, he was an old man. Equivalent 'unsuffixed' example: Dadaruh, babamın seyisi idi, yaşlı bir adam idi. Dadaruh was my father's stableman, he was an old man.
iflas	bankruptcy	iflas etmek, to go bankrupt İflas mı ettik? Are we broke?
ihraç	exporting, exportation	ihraç etmek, to export ihraç malı, exported goods
ihtimal	probable, possible	büyük ihtimal, in all likelihood, in all probability
ihtiyaç	need, necessity	Ona ihtiyacım var, I need it. Ona ihtiyacın var, You need it. Ona ihtiyacı var, He/she/it needs it. etc.
iken	See -ken...
ilave	an addition, a supplement
ile -le, -la	with and by Also see entry on Conjunctions page.	Mabel, Marvin'le geldi. Mabel came with Marvin. Marvin'le Mabel saat ikide geldiler. Marvin and Mabel came at two o'clock. Trenle gelemediler. They couldn't come by train.
iletişim	communication
(ile) ilgi	(an) interest, a relation, a relevance	ilginç, interesting ilgilenmek, to be interested in ile [-le] ilgili, relating to, pertaining to, interested in; Arnold bu sene edebiyat ile ilgili bir kurs alıyor. Arnold is taking a course in literature this year. ilgili, relevant; ilgili evraklar, the relevant documents ilgili, interested, involved; ilgili kişiler, those concerned, the interested parties [persons]
ilim	(the) science (of)
-(y)im, -sin, -dir, -(y)iz, -siniz, -dirler and their spelling variations, e.g., -(y)ım, -(y)um, -(y)üm, etc....	Suffixes meaning "I am, you are, etc.", that form the present tense verb 'to be' in Turkish... See also, verb to be -- past tense.	Öğrenciyim. I'm a student. Acayipsin. You're so coool. O tuhaftır. He is strange. Mutluyuz. We are happy Naziksiniz. You all are nice. Beceriklidirler. They are skillful. Click following to see further examples -- including the interrogative, the negative, and the negative interrogative 'verb to be', in the present tense.
imkan	possibility, opportunity	imkan vermek, to give (someone) a chance, to give (someone) an opportunity imkansız, impossible İmkan yok! No way!
imal	a manufactured product	imal etmek, to manufacture
imam	Islamic cleric
İmdat!	Help! Mayday! SOS!
-(n)in/-(n)ün/-(n)ın,-(n)un	Suffix used to denote the Possessive Case of a word.	yol; road yolun; of the road, the road's
inanç	belief	inanmak, to believe inanılmaz, unbelievable, incredible
ince	thin
inmek	to get off or to land (an airplane, for example)	Öğrenciler gelecek durakta otobüsten iner. Students get off the bus at the next stop.
insan	person	insanlar, people
inşa	construction	inşa etmek, to build, construct inşaat, a building under construction
İnşallah...	God willing, hopefully, I hope so...
-ip, -ıp, -üp, -up In older texts (translated from Arabic script) the above suffixes may appear, for example, as: -üben, -übeni, and -übenün (and spelling variations). And the suffix -üp (and spelling variations) may appear in older translated texts without adherance to the Rule of Vowel Harmony.₁₃₁	This verbal suffix, meaning and, is used when two (or more) verbs relate to each other in the same sentence. Observe and compare sentences in right-hand column.	Discoya gidip bütün gece dans ettik. We went to the disco and we danced all night. Discoya gidip bütün gece dans etmedik. We went to the disco and we didn't dance all night. Discoya gitmeyip bütün gece dans ettik. We didn't go to the disco and we danced all night. Discoya gitmeyip bütün gece dans etmedik. We didn't go to the disco and we didn't dance all night. Multi-use of -ip in the same sentence is discouraged, except in idiomatic phrases like: Carrie ölüp ölüp dirildi. Carrie finally got well after being at death's door several times. Ne yapıp yapıp bu işi başarmalı. By hook or by crook, this effort must succeed. Many other idioms make use of -ip, such as: everip çevirip -- to turn something over and over, to inspect (something) carefully bağırıp çağırmak -- to rant and rave, carry on sövüp saymak -- to swear a blue streak durup dururken -- suddenly, without provocation, when there was no need for it Click to see more ways to say 'and'...
iptal etmek	to cancel, to annul
-ir- [-ır-, -ur-, -ür-]	A verbal suffix that denotes a 'wide' (aorist) tense, e.g., Simple (Aorist) 'Wide' Tense -- Gelirim I come.	Access complete 'Wide Tense' examples from the Gelmek, to come Conjugations Index-page.
ise [this is the standalone version of the suffix -se]	if, as for	öyle ise, if that's the case Mary ise John ile beraber Phyliss'yi tutuyor. As for Mary, she along with John are supporting Phyliss. After H.E Adıvar, Seviye Talib
istek	a wish, a desire	istemek, to wish for, to want, to ask for
istifa	a resignation	istifa etmek, to resign (from a position)
-iş, -ış, -uş, -üş [or -yiş, -yış, -yuş, -yüş after a vowel.]	The Category 1 Verbal Noun suffix that, among other things, may denote the manner or way an action is done.
iş	work, job, business	Onlar iş hakkında konuşuyorlar. They're discussing business. işçi, worker işsiz, unemployed işsizlik, unemployment
işaret	a sign, mark, signal
işitmek	to hear
İşte!	Look! Look at this! Here it is!	See illustrative example in the following panel below...
Look! It's the Simpsons! Complaining that their compensation package ain't fair... Left click for image enlargement and legibility.
ithal	an import, imported goods
itibaren	beginning from, from now on	pazartesiden itibaren her gün, every day, starting from Monday itibariyle, from the point of view of, as regards, as of
itiraf	confession	itiraf etmek, to confess
itiraz	objection	itiraz etmek, to object
iyi	good, well	iyi ki, fortunately, luckily iyileşmek, to get better iyileştirmek, to make better iyilik, a favor/favour iyice, pretty good, rather well iyimser optimistic, optimist İyiyim. I'm well/fine. [It's the usual response to Nasılsın(ız)? How are you?] İyi değlim. I'm not well/fine. [The negative response to Nasılsın(ız)? How are you?]
-iyor- [-ıyor-, -uyor-, -üyor-]	A verbal suffix that denotes a 'continuous' tense, e.g., Present Continuous Tense, Geliyorum I am coming.	Access complete 'Continuous Tense' examples from the Gelmek, to come Conjugations Index-page.
-iz, ız, uz, üz	Suffixes meaning "We are"...	Yorgunuz; We're tired...
izin (MP3 Format)	permission or leave	izin almak, to get permission izin vermek, to give permission izinli, on leave, on vacation izinsiz, without permission izinizle (MP3 Format) with your permission, excuse me
izlemek	to watch, to follow