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Lesson 041

Opening & Closing

Transitive and intransitive pairs - açmak/açılmak

A1 10 min 5 words

The 5 words in this lesson

TurkishEnglishType
açmakto openVerb
kapatmakto closeVerb
açılmakto be opened / to open (intransitive)Verb
kapanmakto be closed / to close (intransitive)Verb
kullanmakto useVerb

Grammar in this lesson

Transitive and intransitive pairs - açmak/açılmak. The lesson teaches 5 verbs. Its verbs drop -mak or -mek to leave the stem, and the present continuous adds -(I)yor: aç- → açıyor, kapat- → kapatıyor, açıl- → açılıyor.

Kapıyı aç.
Open the door.

The first 3 of 5 words in this lesson

  • açmakto openKapıyı aç.
  • kapatmakto closePencereyi kapat.
  • açılmakto be opened / to open (intransitive)Kapı açıldı.
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