Verbals in Turkish

What is a verbal?

A verbal is a word derived from a verb. It may come in three forms:

1. Verbal nouns

2. Verbal adjectives

3. Verbal adverbs

Look at these quotes we use to illustrate the verbals in the book:

Sevmek çok kisa sürüyor, unutmak çok uzun.Love is so short, forgetting is so long. (Pablo Neruda)

Dünya üzerinde gördügümüz her sey kadinin eseridir. Everything we see in the world is the work of women. (Atatürk)

Ona reddedemeyecegi bir teklif yapacagim.I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. (The Godfather I)

Ya oldugun gibi görün ya da göründügün gibi ol. Either appear as you are or be as you appear. (Mevlâna Celâleddin Rumî)

Bir arastirma, Ingiltere'de insanlarin seks yapmaktansa ev temizligi ya da egzersiz yapmayi tercih ettigini ortaya koydu.A study has found that people in England would rather clean the house or exercise than have sex. (from the news)

How is Verbals in Turkish is organized?



Verbals in Turkish is the first&only book that covers all the verbals you need to take your Turkish to the next level and beyond.

The main features are:

clear, simple, and straightforward explanationsspecial attention to areas where learners may have difficultyplenty of examples and exercises - with full English translationsanswer keyuseful footnotes the Turkish languagean index that provides easy access to the verbals and examples

What language level do you need to learn the verbals in Turkish?

We deal with the verbals in three parts:

1. Verbal nouns

2. Verbal adjectives

3. Verbal adverbs

To learn the verbal nouns and verbal adjectives in Part One and Part Two, you need to be familiar with the following topics in Turkish grammar:

Vowel and consonant harmonyBuffer lettersPossessive and case suffixesPersonal suffixes

And the following verb forms:

simple present tensepresent continuous tense-di past and -mis past tensesfuture tenseimperative verbsverbs in -ebil

The verbal adverbs in Part Three use many of the suffixes used for making verbal nouns and adjectives. They are graded according to their level of difficulty from A1 to C1 to help you sail through them.

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