Common Turkish Verbs

Front 1

acık-

Back 1

to get hungry, feel hungry, colloquial: work up an appetite

Front 2

aç-

Back 2

to open (in terms of technology: turn on, switch on)

Front 3

ağla-

Back 3

to cry, to lament

Front 4

ağrı-

Back 4

to hurt, ache, throb

Front 5

al-

Back 5

to take, get, buy, or obtain

Front 6

anla-

Back 6

to understand

Front 7

anımsa-

Back 7

to recall, recollect, remember

Front 8

anlat-

Back 8

to tell, recount, narrate, explain

Front 9

alışveriş yap-

Back 9

to shop

Front 10

ara-

Back 10

to look for, search, or call (on the phone)

Front 11

bak- (-E)

Back 11

to look (at/after), watch, attend, maintain

Front 12

başla- (-E)

Back 12

to begin

Front 13

bekle-

Back 13

to wait, expect, anticipate

Front 14

beğen-

Back 14

to admire, appreciate, approve, like

Front 15

bil-

Back 15

to know, to be conscious of something

Front 16

bildir-

Back 16

to inform, state, notify, report

Front 17

bin- (-E)

Back 17

to board or ride a vehicle

Front 18

bit-

Back 18

to be finished, to end

Front 19

bitir-

Back 19

to finish (something)

Front 20

benze- (-E)

Back 20

to resemble

Front 21

bul-

Back 21

to find (to find something interesting, boring, etc)

Front 22

büyü-

Back 22

to grow

Front 23

cevap ver-

Back 23

to answer

Front 24

çalış-

Back 24

to work, study, practice, toil

Front 25

çağır-

Back 25

to call, summon, shout to, hail, or invite

Front 26

çık-

Back 26

to go out, to come out

Front 27

de-

Back 27

to say

Front 28

devam et- (-E)

Back 28

to continue, proceed, hold

Front 29

dinle-

Back 29

to listen, heed

Front 30

dinlen-

Back 30

to rest, relax

Front 31

doğ-

Back 31

to be born, to rise

Front 32

dön- (-E)

Back 32

to return, to turn back, to rotate, to turn

Front 33

dur-

Back 33

to stop, stand, cease

Front 34

duy-

Back 34

to hear, to sense (when combined with emotion words: to feel), to hear of

Front 35

düşün-

Back 35

to think, think about, reason

Front 36

eğlen-

Back 36

to have fun

Front 37

evlen- (-ile)

Back 37

to get married

Front 38

geçir-

Back 38

to pass, spend time (-ile somebody)

Front 39

gel- (-E)

Back 39

to come

Front 40

getir-

Back 40

to bring, provide

Front 41

götür-

Back 41

to take, take away

Front 42

göster-

Back 42

to demonstrate, show, indicate

Front 43

gez-

Back 43

to travel, to walk around

Front 44

gir-

Back 44

to enter

Front 45

git- (-E)

Back 45

to go

Front 46

giy-

Back 46

to wear (clothing items)

Front 47

gönder-

Back 47

to send

Front 48

gör-

Back 48

to see, to sight, to observe

Front 49

görüş- (-ile)

Back 49

to see, to meet, to discuss

Front 50

gül-

Back 50

to laugh

Front 51

haber ver-

Back 51

to inform (literal: to give news)

Front 52

hisset-

Back 52

to feel, perceive, smell

Front 53

hastalan-

Back 53

to become sick

Front 54

hoşlan- (-DEn)

Back 54

to be fond of

Front 55

iç-

Back 55

to drink

Front 56

ilgilen-

Back 56

to be interested in

Front 57

ilgilendir-

Back 57

to interest

Front 58

inan- (-E)

Back 58

to believe

Front 59

in- (-DEn)

Back 59

to get off a vehicle, to descend

Front 60

iste-

Back 60

to want

Front 61

kız- (-E)

Back 61

to be angry, cross

Front 62

kal-

Back 62

to stay, to remain, to reside

Front 63

kahvaltı et-

Back 63

to have breakfast

Front 64

kalk-

Back 64

to get up

Front 65

kapat-

Back 65

to close (with technology: to shut off)

Front 66

karar ver- (-E)

Back 66

to decide, to make up one's mind

Front 67

konüş-

Back 67

to talk, to speak

Front 68

kork- (-DEn)

Back 68

to be afraid of

Front 69

koş-

Back 69

to run

Front 70

koy-

Back 70

to put, to place

Front 71

kullan-

Back 71

to use

Front 72

merak et-

Back 72

to worry about, to wonder

Front 73

oku-

Back 73

to read, to go to school, to study a certain subject

Front 74

ol-

Back 74

to be, to become

Front 75

oyna-

Back 75

to play

Front 76

otur-

Back 76

to sit, to reside

Front 77

öğren-

Back 77

to learn

Front 78

öğret-

Back 78

to teach

Front 79

öl-

Back 79

to die

Front 80

san-

Back 80

to suppose, to presume

Front 81

sev-

Back 81

to love, to like

Front 82

sevin-

Back 82

to rejoice, to be glad

Front 83

soru sor-

Back 83

to ask a question

Front 84

susa-

Back 84

to be thirsty, to thirst for, to hunger after

Front 85

söyle-

Back 85

to say, to tell

Front 86

izle-

Back 86

to watch, pursue, monitor, follow

Front 87

spor yap-

Back 87

to do sports

Front 88

şikayet et-

Back 88

to complain

Front 89

tanı-

Back 89

to identify, recognize, know

Front 90

tanış- (-ile)

Back 90

to meet, to become acquainted with someone

Front 91

televizyon izle-

Back 91

to watch tv

Front 92

tercih et-

Back 92

to prefer, to like better

Front 93

tut-

Back 93

to hold, to catch, to keep

Front 94

unut-

Back 94

to forget, to neglect

Front 95

üzül- (-E)

Back 95

to feel sad, to be sorry

Front 96

ver-

Back 96

to give

Front 97

yağ-

Back 97

to rain

Front 98

yat-

Back 98

to go to bed, to recline, to rest, to sleep with

Front 99

yemek ye-

Back 99

to eat

Front 100

yemek yap-

Back 100

to cook

Front 101

yaşa-

Back 101

to live

Front 102

yaşlan-

Back 102

to get old

Front 103

yolculuğa çık-

Back 103

to go on a trip

Front 104

yorul-

Back 104

to get tired

Front 105

yürü-

Back 105

to walk

Front 106

yüz-

Back 106

to swim

Front 107

ziyaret et-

Back 107

to visit

Front 108

yolla-

Back 108

to send

Front 109

bakın-

Back 109

to look around

Front 110

bulun-

Back 110

to be found, to be present, attend

Front 111

durdur-

Back 111

to stop, to halt, to cease

Front 112

düş-

Back 112

to fall, to descend

Front 113

geç-

Back 113

to pass

Front 114

tak-

Back 114

to wear (not clothes but accessories)

Front 115

kırıl-

Back 115

to be broken, to hurt (used in relation to people, often, whereas bozmak is used for things or machines)

Front 116

boz-

Back 116

to ruin, to spoil, to break (an object or machine)

Front 117

bozul-

Back 117

to break down, to be corrupted

Front 118

yalan söyle-

Back 118

to lie

Front 119

sohbet et-

Back 119

to chat