Learn Azerbaijani Past Simple Tense

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Understanding the Past Simple Tense in Azerbaijani
The Past Simple Tense in Azerbaijani is used to talk about actions that happened and were completed in the past. It's like telling a story about something that already happened.
Important Points
  • The Past Simple Tense often uses specific time words like 'yesterday', 'last week', or 'in 1990'.
  • In Azerbaijani, verbs change their endings to show they are in the past tense.
  • Regular verbs typically end in '-dı', '-di', '-du', or '-dü' depending on vowel harmony.
  • Irregular verbs may have unique past tense forms that need to be memorized.
  • The subject of the sentence (who or what did the action) affects the verb ending.
Let's look at how we change verbs to show they happened in the past. For example, the verb 'getmək' (to go) becomes 'getdi' (went) when we talk about the past.
Examples
  • O getdi (He/She went)
  • Mən yazdım (I wrote)
  • Biz oxuduq (We read)
In these examples, you can see how the verb changes. The subject 'O' means he or she, 'Mən' means I, and 'Biz' means we. The verbs 'getdi', 'yazdım', and 'oxuduq' show actions that happened in the past.
When you talk about something that happened in the past, make sure to choose the right verb ending. This helps your listener understand when the action took place.
Examples
  • Siz başa düşdünüz (You understood)
  • Onlar gördülər (They saw)
Practice makes perfect! The more you use these verbs and endings, the better you will get at remembering them.