Understanding Türkçe Sentence Structure - Negation
In Türkçe, negation is used to say 'no' or to express that something is not happening. It's like putting a 'not' in the sentence. Let's learn how to do this!
Important Points
- In Türkçe, the word 'değil' is used to make a sentence negative.
- When you want to say 'I am not', 'you are not', or 'he/she/it is not', you use 'değil'.
- The verb 'değil' comes after the subject and before the verb or adjective you want to negate.
- For verbs, you use the suffix '-ma' or '-me' before the verb to show negation.
- The suffix '-ma' is used for verbs that end with a vowel, and '-me' is used for verbs that end with a consonant.
Examples
- Ben değil mutluyum. (I am not happy.)
- O değil öğrenci. (He/She is not a student.)
- Biz gelmedik. (We did not come.)
As you can see, 'değil' is used to make sentences negative when talking about things like being happy or being a student. For actions like coming or going, you use '-ma' or '-me' with the verb.