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CEFR A1Senses & perception#10 most common verb

Görmek Conjugation: All Turkish Tenses of 'to see'

görmek means “to see”. Its stem is gör-, so “I am seeing” is görüyorum, “I saw” is gördüm and “I will see” is göreceğim. Below you'll find every form in 10 tenses and moods, with negatives, questions and English meanings.

Quick facts

Meaning
to see
Level
CEFR A1 · #10 of 247 by frequency

At a glance

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

  • görüyorumgör·üyor·um
    Present Continuous · I am seeing
  • gördümgör·dü·m
    Definite Past · I saw
  • görmüşümgör·müş·üm
    Reported Past · I apparently saw
  • göreceğimgör·eceğ·im
    Future · I will see
  • görürümgör·ür·üm
    Aorist (Simple Present) · I see
  • görmeliyimgör·meli·yim
    Necessitative · I must see
  • görsemgör·se·m
    Conditional · if I saw
  • görgör
    Imperative & Optative · See!
  • görebilirimgör·ebil·ir·im
    Ability (can) · I can see
  • görüyordumgör·üyor·du·m
    Past Continuous · I was seeing

Example sentences with görmek

  • Dün sokakta eski bir arkadaşımı gördüm.

    Yesterday I saw an old friend of mine in the street.

    Definite Past
  • Gözlüğüm olmadan hiçbir şey göremem.

    I can't see anything without my glasses.

    Ability (can)
  • Bu filmi mutlaka görmelisin.

    You really must see this film.

    Necessitative

Common mistakes with görmek

  • Incorrect: görergörür

    Görmek is one of only 13 one-syllable verbs that take -Ir in the aorist instead of -Ar: görür, görürüm, görürüz. Learn the rule →

  • Incorrect: görmezimgörmem

    The negative aorist drops its -z in the first person: görmem ("I do not see"), görmeyiz — but görmez, görmezsin. Learn the rule →

  • Incorrect: görecekimgöreceğim

    The k of -AcAk softens to ğ before a vowel: göreceğim, göreceğiz — but görecek and göreceksin keep it. Learn the rule →

Full conjugation of görmek

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 Zamangörüyor

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgörüyorumI am seeinggörmüyorumI am not seeinggörüyor muyumAm I seeing?görmüyor muyumAm I not seeing?
senyougörüyorsunyou are seeinggörmüyorsunyou are not seeinggörüyor musunAre you seeing?görmüyor musunAre you not seeing?
ohe/shegörüyorhe/she is seeinggörmüyorhe/she is not seeinggörüyor muIs he/she seeing?görmüyor muIs he/she not seeing?
bizwegörüyoruzwe are seeinggörmüyoruzwe are not seeinggörüyor muyuzAre we seeing?görmüyor muyuzAre we not seeing?
sizyou (pl.)görüyorsunuzyou (pl.) are seeinggörmüyorsunuzyou (pl.) are not seeinggörüyor musunuzAre you (pl.) seeing?görmüyor musunuzAre you (pl.) not seeing?
onlartheygörüyorlarthey are seeinggörmüyorlarthey are not seeinggörüyorlar mıAre they seeing?görmüyorlar mıAre they not seeing?
Definite PastGörülen Geçmiş Zamangördü

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgördümI sawgörmedimI did not seegördüm müDid I see?görmedim miDidn't I see?
senyougördünyou sawgörmedinyou did not seegördün müDid you see?görmedin miDidn't you see?
ohe/shegördühe/she sawgörmedihe/she did not seegördü müDid he/she see?görmedi miDidn't he/she see?
bizwegördükwe sawgörmedikwe did not seegördük müDid we see?görmedik miDidn't we see?
sizyou (pl.)gördünüzyou (pl.) sawgörmedinizyou (pl.) did not seegördünüz müDid you (pl.) see?görmediniz miDidn't you (pl.) see?
onlartheygördülerthey sawgörmedilerthey did not seegördüler miDid they see?görmediler miDidn't they see?
Reported PastÖğrenilen Geçmiş Zamangörmüş

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgörmüşümI apparently sawgörmemişimI apparently did not seegörmüş müyümDid I see? (reportedly)görmemiş miyimDidn't I see? (reportedly)
senyougörmüşsünyou apparently sawgörmemişsinyou apparently did not seegörmüş müsünDid you see? (reportedly)görmemiş misinDidn't you see? (reportedly)
ohe/shegörmüşhe/she apparently sawgörmemişhe/she apparently did not seegörmüş müDid he/she see? (reportedly)görmemiş miDidn't he/she see? (reportedly)
bizwegörmüşüzwe apparently sawgörmemişizwe apparently did not seegörmüş müyüzDid we see? (reportedly)görmemiş miyizDidn't we see? (reportedly)
sizyou (pl.)görmüşsünüzyou (pl.) apparently sawgörmemişsinizyou (pl.) apparently did not seegörmüş müsünüzDid you (pl.) see? (reportedly)görmemiş misinizDidn't you (pl.) see? (reportedly)
onlartheygörmüşlerthey apparently sawgörmemişlerthey apparently did not seegörmüşler miDid they see? (reportedly)görmemişler miDidn't they see? (reportedly)
FutureGelecek Zamangörecek

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgöreceğimI will seegörmeyeceğimI will not seegörecek miyimWill I see?görmeyecek miyimWon't I see?
senyougöreceksinyou will seegörmeyeceksinyou will not seegörecek misinWill you see?görmeyecek misinWon't you see?
ohe/shegörecekhe/she will seegörmeyecekhe/she will not seegörecek miWill he/she see?görmeyecek miWon't he/she see?
bizwegöreceğizwe will seegörmeyeceğizwe will not seegörecek miyizWill we see?görmeyecek miyizWon't we see?
sizyou (pl.)göreceksinizyou (pl.) will seegörmeyeceksinizyou (pl.) will not seegörecek misinizWill you (pl.) see?görmeyecek misinizWon't you (pl.) see?
onlartheygöreceklerthey will seegörmeyeceklerthey will not seegörecekler miWill they see?görmeyecekler miWon't they see?
Aorist (Simple Present)Geniş Zamangörür

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgörürümI seegörmemI do not seegörür müyümDo I see?görmez miyimDon't I see?
senyougörürsünyou seegörmezsinyou do not seegörür müsünDo you see?görmez misinDon't you see?
ohe/shegörürhe/she seesgörmezhe/she does not seegörür müDoes he/she see?görmez miDoesn't he/she see?
bizwegörürüzwe seegörmeyizwe do not seegörür müyüzDo we see?görmez miyizDon't we see?
sizyou (pl.)görürsünüzyou (pl.) seegörmezsinizyou (pl.) do not seegörür müsünüzDo you (pl.) see?görmez misinizDon't you (pl.) see?
onlartheygörürlerthey seegörmezlerthey do not seegörürler miDo they see?görmezler miDon't they see?
NecessitativeGereklilik Kipigörmeli

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgörmeliyimI must seegörmemeliyimI must not seegörmeli miyimMust I see?görmemeli miyimMustn't I see?
senyougörmelisinyou must seegörmemelisinyou must not seegörmeli misinMust you see?görmemeli misinMustn't you see?
ohe/shegörmelihe/she must seegörmemelihe/she must not seegörmeli miMust he/she see?görmemeli miMustn't he/she see?
bizwegörmeliyizwe must seegörmemeliyizwe must not seegörmeli miyizMust we see?görmemeli miyizMustn't we see?
sizyou (pl.)görmelisinizyou (pl.) must seegörmemelisinizyou (pl.) must not seegörmeli misinizMust you (pl.) see?görmemeli misinizMustn't you (pl.) see?
onlartheygörmelilerthey must seegörmemelilerthey must not seegörmeliler miMust they see?görmemeliler miMustn't they see?
ConditionalDilek-Şart Kipigörse

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgörsemif I sawgörmesemif I did not seegörsem miShould I see?görmesem miShould I not see?
senyougörsenif you sawgörmesenif you did not seegörsen miShould you see?görmesen miShould you not see?
ohe/shegörseif he/she sawgörmeseif he/she did not seegörse miShould he/she see?görmese miShould he/she not see?
bizwegörsekif we sawgörmesekif we did not seegörsek miShould we see?görmesek miShould we not see?
sizyou (pl.)görsenizif you (pl.) sawgörmesenizif you (pl.) did not seegörseniz miShould you (pl.) see?görmeseniz miShould you (pl.) not see?
onlartheygörselerif they sawgörmeselerif they did not seegörseler miShould they see?görmeseler miShould they not see?
Imperative & OptativeEmir ve İstek Kipigör

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
benIgöreyimlet me seegörmeyeyimlet me not seegöreyim miShall I see?görmeyeyim miShall I not see?
senyougörSee!görmeDon't see!——
ohe/shegörsünlet him/her seegörmesinlet him/her not seegörsün müShall he/she see?görmesin miShall he/she not see?
bizwegörelimlet's seegörmeyelimlet's not seegörelim miShall we see?görmeyelim miShall we not see?
sizyou (pl.)görünSee! (pl./polite)görmeyinDon't see! (pl./polite)——
onlartheygörsünlerlet them seegörmesinlerlet them not seegörsünler miShall they see?görmesinler miShall they not see?
Ability (can)Yeterlilikgörebilir

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgörebilirimI can seegörememI cannot seegörebilir miyimCan I see?göremez miyimCan't I see?
senyougörebilirsinyou can seegöremezsinyou cannot seegörebilir misinCan you see?göremez misinCan't you see?
ohe/shegörebilirhe/she can seegöremezhe/she cannot seegörebilir miCan he/she see?göremez miCan't he/she see?
bizwegörebilirizwe can seegöremeyizwe cannot seegörebilir miyizCan we see?göremez miyizCan't we see?
sizyou (pl.)görebilirsinizyou (pl.) can seegöremezsinizyou (pl.) cannot seegörebilir misinizCan you (pl.) see?göremez misinizCan't you (pl.) see?
onlartheygörebilirlerthey can seegöremezlerthey cannot seegörebilirler miCan they see?göremezler miCan't they see?
Past ContinuousŞimdiki Zamanın Hikâyesigörüyordu

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIgörüyordumI was seeinggörmüyordumI was not seeinggörüyor muydumWas I seeing?görmüyor muydumWas I not seeing?
senyougörüyordunyou were seeinggörmüyordunyou were not seeinggörüyor muydunWere you seeing?görmüyor muydunWere you not seeing?
ohe/shegörüyorduhe/she was seeinggörmüyorduhe/she was not seeinggörüyor muyduWas he/she seeing?görmüyor muyduWas he/she not seeing?
bizwegörüyordukwe were seeinggörmüyordukwe were not seeinggörüyor muydukWere we seeing?görmüyor muydukWere we not seeing?
sizyou (pl.)görüyordunuzyou (pl.) were seeinggörmüyordunuzyou (pl.) were not seeinggörüyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) seeing?görmüyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) not seeing?
onlartheygörüyorlardıthey were seeinggörmüyorlardıthey were not seeinggörüyorlar mıydıWere they seeing?görmüyorlar mıydıWere they not seeing?

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Frequently asked questions

What is the past tense of görmek?

The definite past (-DI) of görmek is gördüm (I saw), gördün, gördü, gördük, gördünüz, gördüler. The negative is görmedim (I did not see), and the reported past is görmüş (he/she apparently saw).

Is görmek irregular?

Only in the aorist (simple present). One-syllable stems normally take -Ar, but görmek is one of 13 exceptions that take -Ir: görür, görürüm; negative görmem. Every other tense is regular: görüyorum, gördüm, göreceğim.

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

"I will see" is göreceğim. "I won't see" is görmeyeceğim, and "Will you see?" is görecek misin? For plans you have already made, Turkish also uses the present continuous: görüyorum.

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