Understanding Azerbaijani Verb Conjugation
In Azerbaijani, verbs are words that tell us what someone is doing or what is happening. Just like in English, verbs change their form to show who is doing the action and when it is happening. This is called conjugation.
The present tense is used to talk about things that are happening right now or things that happen regularly. In Azerbaijani, we change the end of the verb to show who is doing the action.
Important Points
- Add '-am' or '-əm' for 'I'
- Add '-sən' or '-san' for 'you'
- Add '-dir' or '-dır' for 'he/she/it'
- Add '-ıq', '-ik', '-uq', or '-ük' for 'we'
- Add '-sınız' or '-siniz' for 'you all'
- Add '-lar' or '-lər' for 'they'
Examples
- Mən oxuram.
- Sən yazırsan.
- O oxuyur.
The past tense is used to talk about things that have already happened. In Azerbaijani, we also change the end of the verb to show who did the action in the past.
Important Points
- Add '-dım' or '-dim' for 'I'
- Add '-dın' or '-din' for 'you'
- Add '-dı' or '-di' for 'he/she/it'
- Add '-dıq', '-dik', '-duq', or '-dük' for 'we'
- Add '-dınız' or '-diniz' for 'you all'
- Add '-dılar' or '-dilər' for 'they'
Examples
- Mən oxudım.
- Sən yazdın.
- O oxudu.
The future tense is used to talk about things that will happen later. Just like the other tenses, we change the end of the verb to show who will do the action.
Important Points
- Add '-acağam' or '-əcəyəm' for 'I'
- Add '-acaqsan' or '-əcəksən' for 'you'
- Add '-acaq' or '-əcək' for 'he/she/it'
- Add '-acağıq' or '-əcəyik' for 'we'
- Add '-acaqsınız' or '-əcəksiniz' for 'you all'
- Add '-acaqlar' or '-əcəklər' for 'they'
Examples
- Mən oxuyacağam.
- Sən yazacaqsan.
- O oxuyacaq.