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Lesson 043

Time & Duration

Time passage verbs - to pass, spend time, last

A1 8 min 3 words

The 3 words in this lesson

TurkishEnglishType
geçmekto pass / to crossVerb
geçirmekto spend (time) / to passVerb
sürmekto continue / to last / to driveVerb

Grammar in this lesson

Time passage verbs - to pass, spend time, last. The lesson teaches 3 verbs. Its verbs drop -mak or -mek to leave the stem, and the present continuous adds -(I)yor: geç- → geçiyor, geçir- → geçiriyor, sür- → sürüyor.

Köprüden geçiyorum.
I'm crossing the bridge.

The first 3 of 3 words in this lesson

  • geçmekto pass / to crossKöprüden geçiyorum.
  • geçirmekto spend (time) / to passİyi zaman geçirdim.
  • sürmekto continue / to last / to driveFilm iki saat sürüyor.
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