You may some auxiliary verb in Turkish that is compromised of two words, a noun and a verb. Sometimes these verbs are only a single verb in English when translated, so be careful.
The primary auxiliary verbs in Turkish are:
- Etmek (to do/to make/to perform)
- Olmak (to be/to become/to happen/to occur)
Let’s first look at some verbs that we can form with the verb “etmek”:
Auxiliary Verb | |||
| teşekkür etmek | To thank | arzu etmek | To desire |
| ısrar etmek | To insist | kaybetmek | To lose |
| farketmek | To notice | merak etmek | To wonder |
| halletmek | To solve (an issue) | seyretmek | To watch |
| belli etmek | To reveal | zannetmek | To suppose |
You might have noticed that some we can also form some verbs from single words. There are so many words we can make with the auxiliary “etmek”. Simply open your Turkish dictionary and you’ll see.
The other auxiliary verb used in combination with a noun is the verb “olmak”:
Auxiliary Verb | |||
| Hakim olmak | To prevail (something) | Pişman olmak | To regret |
| Sahip olmak | To own | Var olmak | To exist |
| Mecbur olmak | To be obliged to | Sebep olmak | To cause |
| Belli olmak | To be understood | Mezun olmak | To graduate |
| Yok olmak | To disappear | Neden olmak | To lead (to something) |
There are many other auxiliary verbs that you may see in this course:
Auxiliary Verb | |||
| Yanlış yapmak | To misdo | Gebe kalmak | To conceive |
| Bol gelmek | To be loose-fitting | Ricada bulunmak | To request |
| Denk gelmek | To run into (someone) | Hazır bulunmak | To attend/to assist |
| Geç kalmak | To get late | Kabul eylemek/etmek | To accept |