[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:
- Come! – Gel! (its base verb is “gelmek” but we removed -mek from there.)
- Go out! – Dışarı çık! (its base is “dışarı çıkmak”)
- Go! – Git! (“gitmek”)
- Sit down! – Otur! (“oturmak”)
- Stand up! – Kalk! (“kalkmak”)
- Let him/her/it go! – Gitsin! (“gitmek”)
- 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]