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CEFR A2Health, body & life#72 most common verb

Ölmek Conjugation: All Turkish Tenses of 'to die'

ölmek means “to die”. Its stem is öl-, so “I am dying” is ölüyorum, “I died” is öldüm and “I will die” is öleceğim. Below you'll find every form in 10 tenses and moods, with negatives, questions and English meanings.

Quick facts

Meaning
to die
Level
CEFR A2 · #72 of 247 by frequency

At a glance

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

  • ölüyorumöl·üyor·um
    Present Continuous · I am dying
  • öldümöl·dü·m
    Definite Past · I died
  • ölmüşümöl·müş·üm
    Reported Past · I apparently died
  • öleceğimöl·eceğ·im
    Future · I will die
  • ölürümöl·ür·üm
    Aorist (Simple Present) · I die
  • ölmeliyimöl·meli·yim
    Necessitative · I must die
  • ölsemöl·se·m
    Conditional · if I died
  • ölöl
    Imperative & Optative · Die!
  • ölebilirimöl·ebil·ir·im
    Ability (can) · I can die
  • ölüyordumöl·üyor·du·m
    Past Continuous · I was dying

Example sentences with ölmek

  • Bitkilerim susuzluktan öldü.

    My plants died from lack of water.

    Definite Past
  • Duydun mu? Bahçedeki yaşlı çam ağacı ölmüş.

    Did you hear? The old pine tree in the garden has died.

    Reported Past
  • Gülmekten öleceğim!

    I'm going to die laughing!

    Future

Common mistakes with ölmek

  • Incorrect: ölerölür

    Ölmek is one of only 13 one-syllable verbs that take -Ir in the aorist instead of -Ar: ölür, ölürüm, ölürüz. Learn the rule →

  • Incorrect: ölmezimölmem

    The negative aorist drops its -z in the first person: ölmem ("I do not die"), ölmeyiz — but ölmez, ölmezsin. Learn the rule →

  • Incorrect: ölecekimöleceğim

    The k of -AcAk softens to ğ before a vowel: öleceğim, öleceğiz — but ölecek and öleceksin keep it. Learn the rule →

Full conjugation of ölmek

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 Zamanölüyor

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIölüyorumI am dyingölmüyorumI am not dyingölüyor muyumAm I dying?ölmüyor muyumAm I not dying?
senyouölüyorsunyou are dyingölmüyorsunyou are not dyingölüyor musunAre you dying?ölmüyor musunAre you not dying?
ohe/sheölüyorhe/she is dyingölmüyorhe/she is not dyingölüyor muIs he/she dying?ölmüyor muIs he/she not dying?
bizweölüyoruzwe are dyingölmüyoruzwe are not dyingölüyor muyuzAre we dying?ölmüyor muyuzAre we not dying?
sizyou (pl.)ölüyorsunuzyou (pl.) are dyingölmüyorsunuzyou (pl.) are not dyingölüyor musunuzAre you (pl.) dying?ölmüyor musunuzAre you (pl.) not dying?
onlartheyölüyorlarthey are dyingölmüyorlarthey are not dyingölüyorlar mıAre they dying?ölmüyorlar mıAre they not dying?
Definite PastGörülen Geçmiş Zamanöldü

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIöldümI diedölmedimI did not dieöldüm müDid I die?ölmedim miDidn't I die?
senyouöldünyou diedölmedinyou did not dieöldün müDid you die?ölmedin miDidn't you die?
ohe/sheöldühe/she diedölmedihe/she did not dieöldü müDid he/she die?ölmedi miDidn't he/she die?
bizweöldükwe diedölmedikwe did not dieöldük müDid we die?ölmedik miDidn't we die?
sizyou (pl.)öldünüzyou (pl.) diedölmedinizyou (pl.) did not dieöldünüz müDid you (pl.) die?ölmediniz miDidn't you (pl.) die?
onlartheyöldülerthey diedölmedilerthey did not dieöldüler miDid they die?ölmediler miDidn't they die?
Reported PastÖğrenilen Geçmiş Zamanölmüş

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIölmüşümI apparently diedölmemişimI apparently did not dieölmüş müyümDid I die? (reportedly)ölmemiş miyimDidn't I die? (reportedly)
senyouölmüşsünyou apparently diedölmemişsinyou apparently did not dieölmüş müsünDid you die? (reportedly)ölmemiş misinDidn't you die? (reportedly)
ohe/sheölmüşhe/she apparently diedölmemişhe/she apparently did not dieölmüş müDid he/she die? (reportedly)ölmemiş miDidn't he/she die? (reportedly)
bizweölmüşüzwe apparently diedölmemişizwe apparently did not dieölmüş müyüzDid we die? (reportedly)ölmemiş miyizDidn't we die? (reportedly)
sizyou (pl.)ölmüşsünüzyou (pl.) apparently diedölmemişsinizyou (pl.) apparently did not dieölmüş müsünüzDid you (pl.) die? (reportedly)ölmemiş misinizDidn't you (pl.) die? (reportedly)
onlartheyölmüşlerthey apparently diedölmemişlerthey apparently did not dieölmüşler miDid they die? (reportedly)ölmemişler miDidn't they die? (reportedly)
FutureGelecek Zamanölecek

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIöleceğimI will dieölmeyeceğimI will not dieölecek miyimWill I die?ölmeyecek miyimWon't I die?
senyouöleceksinyou will dieölmeyeceksinyou will not dieölecek misinWill you die?ölmeyecek misinWon't you die?
ohe/sheölecekhe/she will dieölmeyecekhe/she will not dieölecek miWill he/she die?ölmeyecek miWon't he/she die?
bizweöleceğizwe will dieölmeyeceğizwe will not dieölecek miyizWill we die?ölmeyecek miyizWon't we die?
sizyou (pl.)öleceksinizyou (pl.) will dieölmeyeceksinizyou (pl.) will not dieölecek misinizWill you (pl.) die?ölmeyecek misinizWon't you (pl.) die?
onlartheyöleceklerthey will dieölmeyeceklerthey will not dieölecekler miWill they die?ölmeyecekler miWon't they die?
Aorist (Simple Present)Geniş Zamanölür

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIölürümI dieölmemI do not dieölür müyümDo I die?ölmez miyimDon't I die?
senyouölürsünyou dieölmezsinyou do not dieölür müsünDo you die?ölmez misinDon't you die?
ohe/sheölürhe/she diesölmezhe/she does not dieölür müDoes he/she die?ölmez miDoesn't he/she die?
bizweölürüzwe dieölmeyizwe do not dieölür müyüzDo we die?ölmez miyizDon't we die?
sizyou (pl.)ölürsünüzyou (pl.) dieölmezsinizyou (pl.) do not dieölür müsünüzDo you (pl.) die?ölmez misinizDon't you (pl.) die?
onlartheyölürlerthey dieölmezlerthey do not dieölürler miDo they die?ölmezler miDon't they die?
NecessitativeGereklilik Kipiölmeli

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIölmeliyimI must dieölmemeliyimI must not dieölmeli miyimMust I die?ölmemeli miyimMustn't I die?
senyouölmelisinyou must dieölmemelisinyou must not dieölmeli misinMust you die?ölmemeli misinMustn't you die?
ohe/sheölmelihe/she must dieölmemelihe/she must not dieölmeli miMust he/she die?ölmemeli miMustn't he/she die?
bizweölmeliyizwe must dieölmemeliyizwe must not dieölmeli miyizMust we die?ölmemeli miyizMustn't we die?
sizyou (pl.)ölmelisinizyou (pl.) must dieölmemelisinizyou (pl.) must not dieölmeli misinizMust you (pl.) die?ölmemeli misinizMustn't you (pl.) die?
onlartheyölmelilerthey must dieölmemelilerthey must not dieölmeliler miMust they die?ölmemeliler miMustn't they die?
ConditionalDilek-Şart Kipiölse

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIölsemif I diedölmesemif I did not dieölsem miShould I die?ölmesem miShould I not die?
senyouölsenif you diedölmesenif you did not dieölsen miShould you die?ölmesen miShould you not die?
ohe/sheölseif he/she diedölmeseif he/she did not dieölse miShould he/she die?ölmese miShould he/she not die?
bizweölsekif we diedölmesekif we did not dieölsek miShould we die?ölmesek miShould we not die?
sizyou (pl.)ölsenizif you (pl.) diedölmesenizif you (pl.) did not dieölseniz miShould you (pl.) die?ölmeseniz miShould you (pl.) not die?
onlartheyölselerif they diedölmeselerif they did not dieölseler miShould they die?ölmeseler miShould they not die?
Imperative & OptativeEmir ve İstek Kipiöl

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
benIöleyimlet me dieölmeyeyimlet me not dieöleyim miShall I die?ölmeyeyim miShall I not die?
senyouölDie!ölmeDon't die!——
ohe/sheölsünlet him/her dieölmesinlet him/her not dieölsün müShall he/she die?ölmesin miShall he/she not die?
bizweölelimlet's dieölmeyelimlet's not dieölelim miShall we die?ölmeyelim miShall we not die?
sizyou (pl.)ölünDie! (pl./polite)ölmeyinDon't die! (pl./polite)——
onlartheyölsünlerlet them dieölmesinlerlet them not dieölsünler miShall they die?ölmesinler miShall they not die?
Ability (can)Yeterlilikölebilir

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIölebilirimI can dieölememI cannot dieölebilir miyimCan I die?ölemez miyimCan't I die?
senyouölebilirsinyou can dieölemezsinyou cannot dieölebilir misinCan you die?ölemez misinCan't you die?
ohe/sheölebilirhe/she can dieölemezhe/she cannot dieölebilir miCan he/she die?ölemez miCan't he/she die?
bizweölebilirizwe can dieölemeyizwe cannot dieölebilir miyizCan we die?ölemez miyizCan't we die?
sizyou (pl.)ölebilirsinizyou (pl.) can dieölemezsinizyou (pl.) cannot dieölebilir misinizCan you (pl.) die?ölemez misinizCan't you (pl.) die?
onlartheyölebilirlerthey can dieölemezlerthey cannot dieölebilirler miCan they die?ölemezler miCan't they die?
Past ContinuousŞimdiki Zamanın Hikâyesiölüyordu

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

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestionNegative question
benIölüyordumI was dyingölmüyordumI was not dyingölüyor muydumWas I dying?ölmüyor muydumWas I not dying?
senyouölüyordunyou were dyingölmüyordunyou were not dyingölüyor muydunWere you dying?ölmüyor muydunWere you not dying?
ohe/sheölüyorduhe/she was dyingölmüyorduhe/she was not dyingölüyor muyduWas he/she dying?ölmüyor muyduWas he/she not dying?
bizweölüyordukwe were dyingölmüyordukwe were not dyingölüyor muydukWere we dying?ölmüyor muydukWere we not dying?
sizyou (pl.)ölüyordunuzyou (pl.) were dyingölmüyordunuzyou (pl.) were not dyingölüyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) dying?ölmüyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) not dying?
onlartheyölüyorlardıthey were dyingölmüyorlardıthey were not dyingölüyorlar mıydıWere they dying?ölmüyorlar mıydıWere they not dying?

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Frequently asked questions

What is the past tense of ölmek?

The definite past (-DI) of ölmek is öldüm (I died), öldün, öldü, öldük, öldünüz, öldüler. The negative is ölmedim (I did not die), and the reported past is ölmüş (he/she apparently died).

Is ölmek irregular?

Only in the aorist (simple present). One-syllable stems normally take -Ar, but ölmek is one of 13 exceptions that take -Ir: ölür, ölürüm; negative ölmem. Every other tense is regular: ölüyorum, öldüm, öleceğim.

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

"I will die" is öleceğim. "I won't die" is ölmeyeceğim, and "Will you die?" is ölecek misin? For plans you have already made, Turkish also uses the present continuous: ölüyorum.

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