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Lesson 045

Physical Actions

Action verbs - carry, put, pull, push, hold, throw, cut, break

A1 12 min 8 words

The 8 words in this lesson

TurkishEnglishType
taşımakto carry / to moveVerb
koymakto putVerb
çekmekto pull / to take (photo)Verb
itmekto pushVerb
tutmakto hold / to catchVerb
atmakto throw / to throw awayVerb
kesmekto cutVerb
kırmakto breakVerb

Grammar in this lesson

Action verbs - carry, put, pull, push, hold, throw, cut, break. The lesson teaches 8 verbs. Its verbs drop -mak or -mek to leave the stem, and the present continuous adds -(I)yor: taşı- → taşıyor, koy- → koyuyor, çek- → çekiyor.

Bavul taşıyorum.
I'm carrying a suitcase.

The first 3 of 8 words in this lesson

  • taşımakto carry / to moveBavul taşıyorum.
  • koymakto putKitabı masaya koydum.
  • çekmekto pull / to take (photo)Fotoğraf çekiyorum.
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