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Etmek Conjugation: All Turkish Tenses of 'to do, to make (light verb)'

etmek means “to do, to make (light verb)”. Its stem is et-, so “I am doing” is ediyorum, “I did” is ettim and “I will do” is edeceğim. Below you'll find every form in 10 tenses and moods, with negatives, questions and English meanings.

Quick facts

Meaning
to do, to make (light verb)
Level
CEFR A1 · #2 of 247 by frequency

At a glance

One form per tense, split into its suffixes. Tap 🔊 to hear it.

  • ediyorumed·iyor·um
    Present Continuous · I am doing
  • ettimet·ti·m
    Definite Past · I did
  • etmişimet·miş·im
    Reported Past · I apparently did
  • edeceğimed·eceğ·im
    Future · I will do
  • ederimed·er·im
    Aorist (Simple Present) · I do
  • etmeliyimet·meli·yim
    Necessitative · I must do
  • etsemet·se·m
    Conditional · if I did
  • etet
    Imperative & Optative · Do!
  • edebilirimed·ebil·ir·im
    Ability (can) · I can do
  • ediyordumed·iyor·du·m
    Past Continuous · I was doing

Example sentences with etmek

Common mistakes with etmek

  • yardım etmek, teşekkür etmek

    Etmek is mostly a light verb that turns a noun into a verb. Short nouns ending in a consonant often merge with it: his + etmek → hissetmek, af + etmek → affetmek.

  • Incorrect: etiyorumediyorum

    The final t of et- softens to d before a vowel: ediyorum, edeceğim, eder — but it stays t before a consonant: ettim, etmeliyim. Learn the rule →

  • Incorrect: edireder

    One-syllable stems take -Ar in the aorist: eder, ederim. Only 13 verbs such as gelir and alır break this rule. Learn the rule →

Full conjugation of 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 Zamanediyor

Actions happening right now, ongoing situations and near-future plans. Marker: -(I)yor. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIediyorumI am doingetmiyorumI am not doingediyor muyumAm I doing?etmiyor muyumAm I not doing?
senyouediyorsunyou are doingetmiyorsunyou are not doingediyor musunAre you doing?etmiyor musunAre you not doing?
ohe/sheediyorhe/she is doingetmiyorhe/she is not doingediyor muIs he/she doing?etmiyor muIs he/she not doing?
bizweediyoruzwe are doingetmiyoruzwe are not doingediyor muyuzAre we doing?etmiyor muyuzAre we not doing?
sizyou (pl.)ediyorsunuzyou (pl.) are doingetmiyorsunuzyou (pl.) are not doingediyor musunuzAre you (pl.) doing?etmiyor musunuzAre you (pl.) not doing?
onlartheyediyorlarthey are doingetmiyorlarthey are not doingediyorlar mıAre they doing?etmiyorlar mıAre they not doing?
Definite PastGörülen Geçmiş Zamanetti

Completed past actions the speaker witnessed or is certain about. Marker: -DI. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIettimI didetmedimI did not doettim miDid I do?etmedim miDidn't I do?
senyouettinyou didetmedinyou did not doettin miDid you do?etmedin miDidn't you do?
ohe/sheettihe/she didetmedihe/she did not doetti miDid he/she do?etmedi miDidn't he/she do?
bizweettikwe didetmedikwe did not doettik miDid we do?etmedik miDidn't we do?
sizyou (pl.)ettinizyou (pl.) didetmedinizyou (pl.) did not doettiniz miDid you (pl.) do?etmediniz miDidn't you (pl.) do?
onlartheyettilerthey didetmedilerthey did not doettiler miDid they do?etmediler miDidn't they do?
Reported PastÖğrenilen Geçmiş Zamanetmiş

Past events learned from others, inferred, or noticed with surprise. Marker: -mIş. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIetmişimI apparently didetmemişimI apparently did not doetmiş miyimDid I do? (reportedly)etmemiş miyimDidn't I do? (reportedly)
senyouetmişsinyou apparently didetmemişsinyou apparently did not doetmiş misinDid you do? (reportedly)etmemiş misinDidn't you do? (reportedly)
ohe/sheetmişhe/she apparently didetmemişhe/she apparently did not doetmiş miDid he/she do? (reportedly)etmemiş miDidn't he/she do? (reportedly)
bizweetmişizwe apparently didetmemişizwe apparently did not doetmiş miyizDid we do? (reportedly)etmemiş miyizDidn't we do? (reportedly)
sizyou (pl.)etmişsinizyou (pl.) apparently didetmemişsinizyou (pl.) apparently did not doetmiş misinizDid you (pl.) do? (reportedly)etmemiş misinizDidn't you (pl.) do? (reportedly)
onlartheyetmişlerthey apparently didetmemişlerthey apparently did not doetmişler miDid they do? (reportedly)etmemişler miDidn't they do? (reportedly)
FutureGelecek Zamanedecek

Plans, predictions and decisions about the future. Marker: -(y)AcAk. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIedeceğimI will doetmeyeceğimI will not doedecek miyimWill I do?etmeyecek miyimWon't I do?
senyouedeceksinyou will doetmeyeceksinyou will not doedecek misinWill you do?etmeyecek misinWon't you do?
ohe/sheedecekhe/she will doetmeyecekhe/she will not doedecek miWill he/she do?etmeyecek miWon't he/she do?
bizweedeceğizwe will doetmeyeceğizwe will not doedecek miyizWill we do?etmeyecek miyizWon't we do?
sizyou (pl.)edeceksinizyou (pl.) will doetmeyeceksinizyou (pl.) will not doedecek misinizWill you (pl.) do?etmeyecek misinizWon't you (pl.) do?
onlartheyedeceklerthey will doetmeyeceklerthey will not doedecekler miWill they do?etmeyecekler miWon't they do?
Aorist (Simple Present)Geniş Zamaneder

Habits, general truths, willingness and polite requests. Marker: -r / -Ar / -Ir (neg. -mAz). Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIederimI doetmemI do not doeder miyimDo I do?etmez miyimDon't I do?
senyouedersinyou doetmezsinyou do not doeder misinDo you do?etmez misinDon't you do?
ohe/sheederhe/she doesetmezhe/she does not doeder miDoes he/she do?etmez miDoesn't he/she do?
bizweederizwe doetmeyizwe do not doeder miyizDo we do?etmez miyizDon't we do?
sizyou (pl.)edersinizyou (pl.) doetmezsinizyou (pl.) do not doeder misinizDo you (pl.) do?etmez misinizDon't you (pl.) do?
onlartheyederlerthey doetmezlerthey do not doederler miDo they do?etmezler miDon't they do?
NecessitativeGereklilik Kipietmeli

Obligation and advice: must, should, ought to. Marker: -mAlI. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIetmeliyimI must doetmemeliyimI must not doetmeli miyimMust I do?etmemeli miyimMustn't I do?
senyouetmelisinyou must doetmemelisinyou must not doetmeli misinMust you do?etmemeli misinMustn't you do?
ohe/sheetmelihe/she must doetmemelihe/she must not doetmeli miMust he/she do?etmemeli miMustn't he/she do?
bizweetmeliyizwe must doetmemeliyizwe must not doetmeli miyizMust we do?etmemeli miyizMustn't we do?
sizyou (pl.)etmelisinizyou (pl.) must doetmemelisinizyou (pl.) must not doetmeli misinizMust you (pl.) do?etmemeli misinizMustn't you (pl.) do?
onlartheyetmelilerthey must doetmemelilerthey must not doetmeliler miMust they do?etmemeliler miMustn't they do?
ConditionalDilek-Şart Kipietse

Conditions and wishes: "if I…", "if only…", "what if I…?". Marker: -sA. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIetsemif I didetmesemif I did not doetsem miShould I do?etmesem miShould I not do?
senyouetsenif you didetmesenif you did not doetsen miShould you do?etmesen miShould you not do?
ohe/sheetseif he/she didetmeseif he/she did not doetse miShould he/she do?etmese miShould he/she not do?
bizweetsekif we didetmesekif we did not doetsek miShould we do?etmesek miShould we not do?
sizyou (pl.)etsenizif you (pl.) didetmesenizif you (pl.) did not doetseniz miShould you (pl.) do?etmeseniz miShould you (pl.) not do?
onlartheyetselerif they didetmeselerif they did not doetseler miShould they do?etmeseler miShould they not do?
Imperative & OptativeEmir ve İstek Kipiet

Commands ("Go!") and suggestions ("Let me…", "Let's…"). Marker: Ø / -sIn / -(y)In; -(y)AyIm / -(y)AlIm. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIedeyimlet me doetmeyeyimlet me not doedeyim miShall I do?etmeyeyim miShall I not do?
senyouetDo!etmeDon't do!——
ohe/sheetsinlet him/her doetmesinlet him/her not doetsin miShall he/she do?etmesin miShall he/she not do?
bizweedelimlet's doetmeyelimlet's not doedelim miShall we do?etmeyelim miShall we not do?
sizyou (pl.)edinDo! (pl./polite)etmeyinDon't do! (pl./polite)——
onlartheyetsinlerlet them doetmesinlerlet them not doetsinler miShall they do?etmesinler miShall they not do?
Ability (can)Yeterlilikedebilir

What someone can or cannot do, and permission. Marker: -(y)Abil- + aorist (neg. -(y)AmA-). Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIedebilirimI can doedememI cannot doedebilir miyimCan I do?edemez miyimCan't I do?
senyouedebilirsinyou can doedemezsinyou cannot doedebilir misinCan you do?edemez misinCan't you do?
ohe/sheedebilirhe/she can doedemezhe/she cannot doedebilir miCan he/she do?edemez miCan't he/she do?
bizweedebilirizwe can doedemeyizwe cannot doedebilir miyizCan we do?edemez miyizCan't we do?
sizyou (pl.)edebilirsinizyou (pl.) can doedemezsinizyou (pl.) cannot doedebilir misinizCan you (pl.) do?edemez misinizCan't you (pl.) do?
onlartheyedebilirlerthey can doedemezlerthey cannot doedebilirler miCan they do?edemezler miCan't they do?
Past ContinuousŞimdiki Zamanın Hikâyesiediyordu

What was happening at a moment in the past. Marker: -(I)yordu. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIediyordumI was doingetmiyordumI was not doingediyor muydumWas I doing?etmiyor muydumWas I not doing?
senyouediyordunyou were doingetmiyordunyou were not doingediyor muydunWere you doing?etmiyor muydunWere you not doing?
ohe/sheediyorduhe/she was doingetmiyorduhe/she was not doingediyor muyduWas he/she doing?etmiyor muyduWas he/she not doing?
bizweediyordukwe were doingetmiyordukwe were not doingediyor muydukWere we doing?etmiyor muydukWere we not doing?
sizyou (pl.)ediyordunuzyou (pl.) were doingetmiyordunuzyou (pl.) were not doingediyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) doing?etmiyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) not doing?
onlartheyediyorlardıthey were doingetmiyorlardıthey were not doingediyorlar mıydıWere they doing?etmiyorlar mıydıWere they not doing?

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Frequently asked questions

What is the past tense of etmek?

The definite past (-DI) of etmek is ettim (I did), ettin, etti, ettik, ettiniz, ettiler. The negative is etmedim (I did not do), and the reported past is etmiş (he/she apparently did).

Is etmek irregular?

Its endings are regular, but the stem changes: et- becomes ed- before a vowel (ediyorum, edeceğim, eder) and stays et- before a consonant (ettim, etmeliyim). Only a few verbs soften like this: gitmek, etmek and its compounds, and tatmak.

How do you say "I will do" in Turkish?

"I will do" is edeceğim. "I won't do" is etmeyeceğim, and "Will you do?" is edecek misin? For plans you have already made, Turkish also uses the present continuous: ediyorum.

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