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Lesson 037

Beginning & Ending

Process verbs - to wait, begin, finish, continue, stop

A1 10 min 6 words

The 6 words in this lesson

TurkishEnglishType
beklemekto waitVerb
başlamakto begin / to startVerb
bitirmekto finish / to endVerb
bitmekto end / to be finishedVerb
devam etmekto continueVerb
durmakto stop / to standVerb

Grammar in this lesson

Process verbs - to wait, begin, finish, continue, stop. The lesson teaches 6 verbs. Its verbs drop -mak or -mek to leave the stem, and the present continuous adds -(I)yor: bekle- → bekliyor, başla- → başlıyor, bitir- → bitiriyor.

Seni bekliyorum.
I'm waiting for you.

The first 3 of 6 words in this lesson

  • beklemekto waitSeni bekliyorum.
  • başlamakto begin / to startFilm başlıyor.
  • bitirmekto finish / to endİşimi bitirdim.
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