B2 LEVEL

-mak yerine, -maktansa, -(y)acağına, -(y)acağı yerde These suffixes are like “instead of, rather than” in English. You can see that they are used in two situations in Turkish.   1. It has the meaning of choosing one of the two verbs and not choosing the other. ⇒Hafta sonu dışarı çıkmak yerine evde oturacağım, daha iyi. […]

dığı için in Turkish / dığından in Turkish The two suffixes are used in the same sense. So you can use the two interchangeably. It is used with verbs. It is very similar to the structure “-mak için” that you learned in A2 level. These suffixes are used in the sense of “cause and effect”

acağı için in Turkish / acağından in Turkish The two suffixes are used in the same sense. So you can use the two interchangeably. It is used with verbs. It is very similar to the structure “-mak için” that you learned in A2 level. These suffixes are used in the sense of “cause and effect”

-ayazmak / -eyazmak in Turkish This suffix indicates that the verb it ends up with will almost happen, but it isn’t. The verb was almost going to be happen but didn’t! We usually use it in negative situations, when something bad will happen to us, but fortunately we do not experience that bad situation. It

-egelmek in Turkish /-agelmek in Tukish This suffix gives the meaning that the verb it comes to has been done for a long time. It is not a very common suffix.   ⇒Bu efsane yüzyıllardır anlatılagelir. (This legend has been told for centuries.) ⇒Bu asırlardır süregelen bir adettir. (This is a tradition that has been

-ekalmak/ -akalmak in Turkish, -edurmak/ -adurmak in Turkish This suffix gives this meaning to the verb it is used with: The verb has continued, continues or will “continue for a while”.   ⇒Karşımda seni bir anda görünce şaşakaldım. (I was surprised (for a while) to see you in front of me all of a sudden.)

-ıvermek/ -uvermek/ -üvermek/ -ivermek in Turkish -ivermek in Turkish gives the verb the meaning of doing quickly. Moreover; It means “suddenly“.   ⇒Upuzun metni 1 dakikada okuyuverdi. (S/he read (quickly) the long text in 1 minute.) ⇒Tam da ayrılacakken elini tutuverdi ve “Seni seviyorum.” dedi. (Just as he was about to leave, he took (suddenly)

-dığı takdirde / -ması durumunda / -ması hâlinde in Turkish These suffixes mean “condition”. The existence of a verb or a situation depends on the realization of another verb. These suffixes are just like the “-se/-sa” conditional suffix you learned before in B1 level. But you can click here take a look if you have

-ınca in Turkish In Turkish -ınca is a frequently used suffix. It means “at the same time” or “after“. It is used at the end of verbs. After that, another verb is used. It has the meaning “second verb happens, after or while the first verb (the verb with -ınca) happens”.   Grammar Rules about

In this grammar lesson you will learn some similiar and confused suffixes with super images! dıkça in Turkish and -dığı sürece in Turkish. You’ll learn differences between them. And also you’ll learn what is the süresince and boyunca in Turkish.  SUFFIX: dikçe / dukça / dükçe / dıkça in Turkish 1. Meaning Of –dıkça -dikçe