Emir Cümleleri (Imperative Clauses)

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[Originally posted on 02/14/16 on the Duolingo Turkish for English speakers forum by MeteUlku]

First, we need to know the singular, plural persons and their imperative suffixes in Turkish.

• Ben (I) ——————- DO NOT USE person form. + -eyim/-ayım
• Sen (You [singular]) —— NO Person form + NO Suffix (just main verb without -mek/-mak)
• O (He/she/it) ———— -sın / -sin
• Biz (We) —————– DO NOT USE person form + -elim/-alım
• Siz (You [plural]) ——– -(y)ın / -(y)in
• Onlar (They) ———– -sınlar / -sinler

Remember to use “-mek/-mak” while making an infinitive verb. “-mek/-mak” is called as Mastar (“Infinitive” in English ) in Turkish.

Example sentences:

• To come : Gelmek
• To go out : Dışarı çıkmak
• To sit down : Oturmak
• To stand up : Kalkmak

As we see. Now, we remove infinitives. Then, they will turn into imperative ones.

Examples of imperative clauses:

1. Come! – Gel! (its base verb is “gelmek” but we removed -mek from there.)
2. Go out! – Dışarı çık! (its base is “dışarı çıkmak”)
3. Go! – Git! (“gitmek”)
4. Sit down! – Otur! (“oturmak”)
5. Stand up! – Kalk! (“kalkmak”)
6. Let him/her/it go! – Gitsin! (“gitmek”)
7. Let’s take the money! – Parayı alalım! (to take the money=”parayı almak“)

Examples with “to come” (gelmek):

• I : (Ben) geleyim. ———– Let me come.
• You (singular) : (Sen) gel. ——– Come. (singular)
• He/she/it : (O) gelsin. —— Let him/her/it come.
• We : (Biz) gelelim. ———- Let us come.
• You (plural) : (Siz) gelin. —- Come. (plural)
• They : (Onlar) gelsinler. —- Let them come.

Type, If you have any curiosity about these, please.

[Updated by Danika_Dakika starting 03/01/22]

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