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Aorist Tense/ Geniş Zaman
A present tense verb for which describes actions in a “broad” (geniş) way. Thus, the action need not be taking place at time of speaking.
Form is -(V)r. “V” is a vowel that is required when the aorist suffix is attatched to a verb stem ending in a consonant.
Consonants ending with more than one syllable take -I/U/İ/Ü r.
ex) konuşur, çalışır, kapatır, beğenir, öğrenir
Monosyllbalic stems take -E/A r.
ex) bakar, biter, eder, gider, güler, kalkar
However, there are 13 monosyllabic verbs require the -I/U/İ/Ü r suffix. All of them (except sanmak) end in l or r.
almak = alır
bilmek = bilir
bulmak = bulur
durmak = durur
gelmek = gelir
görmek = görür
kalmak = kalır
olmak = olur
ölmek = ölür
sanmak = sanır
varmak = varır
vermek = verir
vurmak = vurur
Verbs in aorist tense use same pronoun endings as present progressive tense.
ben -im, sen -sin, o -, biz -iz, siz -siniz, onlar -lar
Ben giderim. Ben gidermiyim.
Sen gidersin. Sen gidermisin.
O gider. O gidermi.
Biz gideriz. Biz gidermiyiz.
Siz gidersiniz. Siz gidermisiniz.
Onlar gider(ler). Onlar gidermi(ler).
The aorist tense has 4 basic functions.
1.It is used to make statements that are considered generally or habitually true, or which receive special emphasis. (Comparable to -DIr ending, but for verbal emphasis.)
It is used differently in speaking and in writing. In speaking, it can be considered “too heavy” at times, and will be replaced with present progressive -Iyor. However, in writing -Iyor can be considered too specific, and thus -(V)r will be used.
ex of writing with aorist)
