Dans etmek Conjugation: All Turkish Tenses of 'to dance'
dans etmek means “to dance”. Its stem is dans et-, so “I am dancing” is dans ediyorum, “I danced” is dans ettim and “I will dance” is dans edeceğim. Below you'll find every form in 10 tenses and moods, with negatives, questions and English meanings.
Quick facts
- Stem
- dans et-infinitive minus -mek
- Meaning
- to dance
- Aorist
- dans eder-er / -ar — regular: one-syllable stems take -Ar
- Vowel harmony
- front unrounded (e / i) — last stem vowel e
- Consonant softening
- et- → ed-t becomes d before a vowel (dans ediyorum), stays t before a consonant (dans ettim)
- Level
- CEFR A2 · #102 of 247 by frequency
At a glance
One form per tense, split into its suffixes. Tap 🔊 to hear it.
- dans ediyorumdans ed·iyor·umPresent Continuous · I am dancing
- dans ettimdans et·ti·mDefinite Past · I danced
- dans etmişimdans et·miş·imReported Past · I apparently danced
- dans edeceğimdans ed·eceğ·imFuture · I will dance
- dans ederimdans ed·er·imAorist (Simple Present) · I dance
- dans etmeliyimdans et·meli·yimNecessitative · I must dance
- dans etsemdans et·se·mConditional · if I danced
- dans etdans etImperative & Optative · Dance!
- dans edebilirimdans ed·ebil·ir·imAbility (can) · I can dance
- dans ediyordumdans ed·iyor·du·mPast Continuous · I was dancing
Example sentences with dans etmek
Bak, çocuklar müziğin ritmiyle dans ediyor.
Look, the children are dancing to the beat of the music.
Present Continuous
Common mistakes with dans etmek
- Incorrect: dans etiyorumdans ediyorum
The final t of et- softens to d before a vowel: dans ediyorum, dans edeceğim, dans eder — but it stays t before a consonant: dans ettim, dans etmeliyim. Learn the rule →
- Incorrect: dans edirdans eder
One-syllable stems take -Ar in the aorist: dans eder, dans ederim. Only 13 verbs such as gelir and alır break this rule. Learn the rule →
- Incorrect: dans etmezimdans etmem
The negative aorist drops its -z in the first person: dans etmem ("I do not dance"), dans etmeyiz — but dans etmez, dans etmezsin. Learn the rule →
Full conjugation of dans etmek
All 10 tenses and moods × 6 persons, in positive, negative, question and negative-question form. Imperative questions do not exist for sen and siz.
Present ContinuousŞimdiki Zamandans ediyor
Actions happening right now, ongoing situations and near-future plans. Marker: -(I)yor. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans ediyorumI am dancing | dans etmiyorumI am not dancing | dans ediyor muyumAm I dancing? | dans etmiyor muyumAm I not dancing? |
| senyou | dans ediyorsunyou are dancing | dans etmiyorsunyou are not dancing | dans ediyor musunAre you dancing? | dans etmiyor musunAre you not dancing? |
| ohe/she | dans ediyorhe/she is dancing | dans etmiyorhe/she is not dancing | dans ediyor muIs he/she dancing? | dans etmiyor muIs he/she not dancing? |
| bizwe | dans ediyoruzwe are dancing | dans etmiyoruzwe are not dancing | dans ediyor muyuzAre we dancing? | dans etmiyor muyuzAre we not dancing? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans ediyorsunuzyou (pl.) are dancing | dans etmiyorsunuzyou (pl.) are not dancing | dans ediyor musunuzAre you (pl.) dancing? | dans etmiyor musunuzAre you (pl.) not dancing? |
| onlarthey | dans ediyorlarthey are dancing | dans etmiyorlarthey are not dancing | dans ediyorlar mıAre they dancing? | dans etmiyorlar mıAre they not dancing? |
Definite PastGörülen Geçmiş Zamandans etti
Completed past actions the speaker witnessed or is certain about. Marker: -DI. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans ettimI danced | dans etmedimI did not dance | dans ettim miDid I dance? | dans etmedim miDidn't I dance? |
| senyou | dans ettinyou danced | dans etmedinyou did not dance | dans ettin miDid you dance? | dans etmedin miDidn't you dance? |
| ohe/she | dans ettihe/she danced | dans etmedihe/she did not dance | dans etti miDid he/she dance? | dans etmedi miDidn't he/she dance? |
| bizwe | dans ettikwe danced | dans etmedikwe did not dance | dans ettik miDid we dance? | dans etmedik miDidn't we dance? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans ettinizyou (pl.) danced | dans etmedinizyou (pl.) did not dance | dans ettiniz miDid you (pl.) dance? | dans etmediniz miDidn't you (pl.) dance? |
| onlarthey | dans ettilerthey danced | dans etmedilerthey did not dance | dans ettiler miDid they dance? | dans etmediler miDidn't they dance? |
Reported PastÖğrenilen Geçmiş Zamandans etmiş
Past events learned from others, inferred, or noticed with surprise. Marker: -mIş. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans etmişimI apparently danced | dans etmemişimI apparently did not dance | dans etmiş miyimDid I dance? (reportedly) | dans etmemiş miyimDidn't I dance? (reportedly) |
| senyou | dans etmişsinyou apparently danced | dans etmemişsinyou apparently did not dance | dans etmiş misinDid you dance? (reportedly) | dans etmemiş misinDidn't you dance? (reportedly) |
| ohe/she | dans etmişhe/she apparently danced | dans etmemişhe/she apparently did not dance | dans etmiş miDid he/she dance? (reportedly) | dans etmemiş miDidn't he/she dance? (reportedly) |
| bizwe | dans etmişizwe apparently danced | dans etmemişizwe apparently did not dance | dans etmiş miyizDid we dance? (reportedly) | dans etmemiş miyizDidn't we dance? (reportedly) |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans etmişsinizyou (pl.) apparently danced | dans etmemişsinizyou (pl.) apparently did not dance | dans etmiş misinizDid you (pl.) dance? (reportedly) | dans etmemiş misinizDidn't you (pl.) dance? (reportedly) |
| onlarthey | dans etmişlerthey apparently danced | dans etmemişlerthey apparently did not dance | dans etmişler miDid they dance? (reportedly) | dans etmemişler miDidn't they dance? (reportedly) |
FutureGelecek Zamandans edecek
Plans, predictions and decisions about the future. Marker: -(y)AcAk. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans edeceğimI will dance | dans etmeyeceğimI will not dance | dans edecek miyimWill I dance? | dans etmeyecek miyimWon't I dance? |
| senyou | dans edeceksinyou will dance | dans etmeyeceksinyou will not dance | dans edecek misinWill you dance? | dans etmeyecek misinWon't you dance? |
| ohe/she | dans edecekhe/she will dance | dans etmeyecekhe/she will not dance | dans edecek miWill he/she dance? | dans etmeyecek miWon't he/she dance? |
| bizwe | dans edeceğizwe will dance | dans etmeyeceğizwe will not dance | dans edecek miyizWill we dance? | dans etmeyecek miyizWon't we dance? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans edeceksinizyou (pl.) will dance | dans etmeyeceksinizyou (pl.) will not dance | dans edecek misinizWill you (pl.) dance? | dans etmeyecek misinizWon't you (pl.) dance? |
| onlarthey | dans edeceklerthey will dance | dans etmeyeceklerthey will not dance | dans edecekler miWill they dance? | dans etmeyecekler miWon't they dance? |
Aorist (Simple Present)Geniş Zamandans eder
Habits, general truths, willingness and polite requests. Marker: -r / -Ar / -Ir (neg. -mAz). Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans ederimI dance | dans etmemI do not dance | dans eder miyimDo I dance? | dans etmez miyimDon't I dance? |
| senyou | dans edersinyou dance | dans etmezsinyou do not dance | dans eder misinDo you dance? | dans etmez misinDon't you dance? |
| ohe/she | dans ederhe/she dances | dans etmezhe/she does not dance | dans eder miDoes he/she dance? | dans etmez miDoesn't he/she dance? |
| bizwe | dans ederizwe dance | dans etmeyizwe do not dance | dans eder miyizDo we dance? | dans etmez miyizDon't we dance? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans edersinizyou (pl.) dance | dans etmezsinizyou (pl.) do not dance | dans eder misinizDo you (pl.) dance? | dans etmez misinizDon't you (pl.) dance? |
| onlarthey | dans ederlerthey dance | dans etmezlerthey do not dance | dans ederler miDo they dance? | dans etmezler miDon't they dance? |
NecessitativeGereklilik Kipidans etmeli
Obligation and advice: must, should, ought to. Marker: -mAlI. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans etmeliyimI must dance | dans etmemeliyimI must not dance | dans etmeli miyimMust I dance? | dans etmemeli miyimMustn't I dance? |
| senyou | dans etmelisinyou must dance | dans etmemelisinyou must not dance | dans etmeli misinMust you dance? | dans etmemeli misinMustn't you dance? |
| ohe/she | dans etmelihe/she must dance | dans etmemelihe/she must not dance | dans etmeli miMust he/she dance? | dans etmemeli miMustn't he/she dance? |
| bizwe | dans etmeliyizwe must dance | dans etmemeliyizwe must not dance | dans etmeli miyizMust we dance? | dans etmemeli miyizMustn't we dance? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans etmelisinizyou (pl.) must dance | dans etmemelisinizyou (pl.) must not dance | dans etmeli misinizMust you (pl.) dance? | dans etmemeli misinizMustn't you (pl.) dance? |
| onlarthey | dans etmelilerthey must dance | dans etmemelilerthey must not dance | dans etmeliler miMust they dance? | dans etmemeliler miMustn't they dance? |
ConditionalDilek-Şart Kipidans etse
Conditions and wishes: "if I…", "if only…", "what if I…?". Marker: -sA. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans etsemif I danced | dans etmesemif I did not dance | dans etsem miShould I dance? | dans etmesem miShould I not dance? |
| senyou | dans etsenif you danced | dans etmesenif you did not dance | dans etsen miShould you dance? | dans etmesen miShould you not dance? |
| ohe/she | dans etseif he/she danced | dans etmeseif he/she did not dance | dans etse miShould he/she dance? | dans etmese miShould he/she not dance? |
| bizwe | dans etsekif we danced | dans etmesekif we did not dance | dans etsek miShould we dance? | dans etmesek miShould we not dance? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans etsenizif you (pl.) danced | dans etmesenizif you (pl.) did not dance | dans etseniz miShould you (pl.) dance? | dans etmeseniz miShould you (pl.) not dance? |
| onlarthey | dans etselerif they danced | dans etmeselerif they did not dance | dans etseler miShould they dance? | dans etmeseler miShould they not dance? |
Imperative & OptativeEmir ve İstek Kipidans et
Commands ("Go!") and suggestions ("Let me…", "Let's…"). Marker: Ø / -sIn / -(y)In; -(y)AyIm / -(y)AlIm. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans edeyimlet me dance | dans etmeyeyimlet me not dance | dans edeyim miShall I dance? | dans etmeyeyim miShall I not dance? |
| senyou | dans etDance! | dans etmeDon't dance! | — | — |
| ohe/she | dans etsinlet him/her dance | dans etmesinlet him/her not dance | dans etsin miShall he/she dance? | dans etmesin miShall he/she not dance? |
| bizwe | dans edelimlet's dance | dans etmeyelimlet's not dance | dans edelim miShall we dance? | dans etmeyelim miShall we not dance? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans edinDance! (pl./polite) | dans etmeyinDon't dance! (pl./polite) | — | — |
| onlarthey | dans etsinlerlet them dance | dans etmesinlerlet them not dance | dans etsinler miShall they dance? | dans etmesinler miShall they not dance? |
Ability (can)Yeterlilikdans edebilir
What someone can or cannot do, and permission. Marker: -(y)Abil- + aorist (neg. -(y)AmA-). Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans edebilirimI can dance | dans edememI cannot dance | dans edebilir miyimCan I dance? | dans edemez miyimCan't I dance? |
| senyou | dans edebilirsinyou can dance | dans edemezsinyou cannot dance | dans edebilir misinCan you dance? | dans edemez misinCan't you dance? |
| ohe/she | dans edebilirhe/she can dance | dans edemezhe/she cannot dance | dans edebilir miCan he/she dance? | dans edemez miCan't he/she dance? |
| bizwe | dans edebilirizwe can dance | dans edemeyizwe cannot dance | dans edebilir miyizCan we dance? | dans edemez miyizCan't we dance? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans edebilirsinizyou (pl.) can dance | dans edemezsinizyou (pl.) cannot dance | dans edebilir misinizCan you (pl.) dance? | dans edemez misinizCan't you (pl.) dance? |
| onlarthey | dans edebilirlerthey can dance | dans edemezlerthey cannot dance | dans edebilirler miCan they dance? | dans edemezler miCan't they dance? |
Past ContinuousŞimdiki Zamanın Hikâyesidans ediyordu
What was happening at a moment in the past. Marker: -(I)yordu. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | dans ediyordumI was dancing | dans etmiyordumI was not dancing | dans ediyor muydumWas I dancing? | dans etmiyor muydumWas I not dancing? |
| senyou | dans ediyordunyou were dancing | dans etmiyordunyou were not dancing | dans ediyor muydunWere you dancing? | dans etmiyor muydunWere you not dancing? |
| ohe/she | dans ediyorduhe/she was dancing | dans etmiyorduhe/she was not dancing | dans ediyor muyduWas he/she dancing? | dans etmiyor muyduWas he/she not dancing? |
| bizwe | dans ediyordukwe were dancing | dans etmiyordukwe were not dancing | dans ediyor muydukWere we dancing? | dans etmiyor muydukWere we not dancing? |
| sizyou (pl.) | dans ediyordunuzyou (pl.) were dancing | dans etmiyordunuzyou (pl.) were not dancing | dans ediyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) dancing? | dans etmiyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) not dancing? |
| onlarthey | dans ediyorlardıthey were dancing | dans etmiyorlardıthey were not dancing | dans ediyorlar mıydıWere they dancing? | dans etmiyorlar mıydıWere they not dancing? |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of dans etmek?
The definite past (-DI) of dans etmek is dans ettim (I danced), dans ettin, dans etti, dans ettik, dans ettiniz, dans ettiler. The negative is dans etmedim (I did not dance), and the reported past is dans etmiş (he/she apparently danced).
Is dans etmek irregular?
Its endings are regular, but the stem changes: et- becomes ed- before a vowel (dans ediyorum, dans edeceğim, dans eder) and stays et- before a consonant (dans ettim, dans etmeliyim). Only a few verbs soften like this: gitmek, etmek and its compounds, and tatmak.
How do you say "I will dance" in Turkish?
"I will dance" is dans edeceğim. "I won't dance" is dans etmeyeceğim, and "Will you dance?" is dans edecek misin? For plans you have already made, Turkish also uses the present continuous: dans ediyorum.
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