Sevmek Conjugation: All Turkish Tenses of 'to love, to like'
sevmek means “to love, to like”. Its stem is sev-, so “I am loving” is seviyorum, “I loved” is sevdim and “I will love” is seveceğim. Below you'll find every form in 10 tenses and moods, with negatives, questions and English meanings.
Quick facts
- Stem
- sev-infinitive minus -mek
- Meaning
- to love, to like
- Vowel harmony
- front unrounded (e / i) — last stem vowel e
- Level
- CEFR A1 · #22 of 247 by frequency
At a glance
One form per tense, split into its suffixes. Tap 🔊 to hear it.
- seviyorumsev·iyor·umPresent Continuous · I am loving
- sevdimsev·di·mDefinite Past · I loved
- sevmişimsev·miş·imReported Past · I apparently loved
- seveceğimsev·eceğ·imFuture · I will love
- severimsev·er·imAorist (Simple Present) · I love
- sevmeliyimsev·meli·yimNecessitative · I must love
- sevsemsev·se·mConditional · if I loved
- sevsevImperative & Optative · Love!
- sevebilirimsev·ebil·ir·imAbility (can) · I can love
- seviyordumsev·iyor·du·mPast Continuous · I was loving
Example sentences with sevmek
Common mistakes with sevmek
- Incorrect: sevirsever
One-syllable stems take -Ar in the aorist: sever, severim. Only 13 verbs such as gelir and alır break this rule. Learn the rule →
- Incorrect: sevmezimsevmem
The negative aorist drops its -z in the first person: sevmem ("I do not love"), sevmeyiz — but sevmez, sevmezsin. Learn the rule →
- Incorrect: sevecekimseveceğim
The k of -AcAk softens to ğ before a vowel: seveceğim, seveceğiz — but sevecek and seveceksin keep it. Learn the rule →
Full conjugation of sevmek
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 Zamanseviyor
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 | seviyorumI am loving | sevmiyorumI am not loving | seviyor muyumAm I loving? | sevmiyor muyumAm I not loving? |
| senyou | seviyorsunyou are loving | sevmiyorsunyou are not loving | seviyor musunAre you loving? | sevmiyor musunAre you not loving? |
| ohe/she | seviyorhe/she is loving | sevmiyorhe/she is not loving | seviyor muIs he/she loving? | sevmiyor muIs he/she not loving? |
| bizwe | seviyoruzwe are loving | sevmiyoruzwe are not loving | seviyor muyuzAre we loving? | sevmiyor muyuzAre we not loving? |
| sizyou (pl.) | seviyorsunuzyou (pl.) are loving | sevmiyorsunuzyou (pl.) are not loving | seviyor musunuzAre you (pl.) loving? | sevmiyor musunuzAre you (pl.) not loving? |
| onlarthey | seviyorlarthey are loving | sevmiyorlarthey are not loving | seviyorlar mıAre they loving? | sevmiyorlar mıAre they not loving? |
Definite PastGörülen Geçmiş Zamansevdi
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 | sevdimI loved | sevmedimI did not love | sevdim miDid I love? | sevmedim miDidn't I love? |
| senyou | sevdinyou loved | sevmedinyou did not love | sevdin miDid you love? | sevmedin miDidn't you love? |
| ohe/she | sevdihe/she loved | sevmedihe/she did not love | sevdi miDid he/she love? | sevmedi miDidn't he/she love? |
| bizwe | sevdikwe loved | sevmedikwe did not love | sevdik miDid we love? | sevmedik miDidn't we love? |
| sizyou (pl.) | sevdinizyou (pl.) loved | sevmedinizyou (pl.) did not love | sevdiniz miDid you (pl.) love? | sevmediniz miDidn't you (pl.) love? |
| onlarthey | sevdilerthey loved | sevmedilerthey did not love | sevdiler miDid they love? | sevmediler miDidn't they love? |
Reported PastÖğrenilen Geçmiş Zamansevmiş
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 | sevmişimI apparently loved | sevmemişimI apparently did not love | sevmiş miyimDid I love? (reportedly) | sevmemiş miyimDidn't I love? (reportedly) |
| senyou | sevmişsinyou apparently loved | sevmemişsinyou apparently did not love | sevmiş misinDid you love? (reportedly) | sevmemiş misinDidn't you love? (reportedly) |
| ohe/she | sevmişhe/she apparently loved | sevmemişhe/she apparently did not love | sevmiş miDid he/she love? (reportedly) | sevmemiş miDidn't he/she love? (reportedly) |
| bizwe | sevmişizwe apparently loved | sevmemişizwe apparently did not love | sevmiş miyizDid we love? (reportedly) | sevmemiş miyizDidn't we love? (reportedly) |
| sizyou (pl.) | sevmişsinizyou (pl.) apparently loved | sevmemişsinizyou (pl.) apparently did not love | sevmiş misinizDid you (pl.) love? (reportedly) | sevmemiş misinizDidn't you (pl.) love? (reportedly) |
| onlarthey | sevmişlerthey apparently loved | sevmemişlerthey apparently did not love | sevmişler miDid they love? (reportedly) | sevmemişler miDidn't they love? (reportedly) |
FutureGelecek Zamansevecek
Plans, predictions and decisions about the future. Marker: -(y)AcAk. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | seveceğimI will love | sevmeyeceğimI will not love | sevecek miyimWill I love? | sevmeyecek miyimWon't I love? |
| senyou | seveceksinyou will love | sevmeyeceksinyou will not love | sevecek misinWill you love? | sevmeyecek misinWon't you love? |
| ohe/she | sevecekhe/she will love | sevmeyecekhe/she will not love | sevecek miWill he/she love? | sevmeyecek miWon't he/she love? |
| bizwe | seveceğizwe will love | sevmeyeceğizwe will not love | sevecek miyizWill we love? | sevmeyecek miyizWon't we love? |
| sizyou (pl.) | seveceksinizyou (pl.) will love | sevmeyeceksinizyou (pl.) will not love | sevecek misinizWill you (pl.) love? | sevmeyecek misinizWon't you (pl.) love? |
| onlarthey | seveceklerthey will love | sevmeyeceklerthey will not love | sevecekler miWill they love? | sevmeyecekler miWon't they love? |
Aorist (Simple Present)Geniş Zamansever
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 | severimI love | sevmemI do not love | sever miyimDo I love? | sevmez miyimDon't I love? |
| senyou | seversinyou love | sevmezsinyou do not love | sever misinDo you love? | sevmez misinDon't you love? |
| ohe/she | severhe/she loves | sevmezhe/she does not love | sever miDoes he/she love? | sevmez miDoesn't he/she love? |
| bizwe | severizwe love | sevmeyizwe do not love | sever miyizDo we love? | sevmez miyizDon't we love? |
| sizyou (pl.) | seversinizyou (pl.) love | sevmezsinizyou (pl.) do not love | sever misinizDo you (pl.) love? | sevmez misinizDon't you (pl.) love? |
| onlarthey | severlerthey love | sevmezlerthey do not love | severler miDo they love? | sevmezler miDon't they love? |
NecessitativeGereklilik Kipisevmeli
Obligation and advice: must, should, ought to. Marker: -mAlI. Grammar guide · Open in the conjugator
| Person | Positive | Negative | Question | Negative question |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| benI | sevmeliyimI must love | sevmemeliyimI must not love | sevmeli miyimMust I love? | sevmemeli miyimMustn't I love? |
| senyou | sevmelisinyou must love | sevmemelisinyou must not love | sevmeli misinMust you love? | sevmemeli misinMustn't you love? |
| ohe/she | sevmelihe/she must love | sevmemelihe/she must not love | sevmeli miMust he/she love? | sevmemeli miMustn't he/she love? |
| bizwe | sevmeliyizwe must love | sevmemeliyizwe must not love | sevmeli miyizMust we love? | sevmemeli miyizMustn't we love? |
| sizyou (pl.) | sevmelisinizyou (pl.) must love | sevmemelisinizyou (pl.) must not love | sevmeli misinizMust you (pl.) love? | sevmemeli misinizMustn't you (pl.) love? |
| onlarthey | sevmelilerthey must love | sevmemelilerthey must not love | sevmeliler miMust they love? | sevmemeliler miMustn't they love? |
ConditionalDilek-Şart Kipisevse
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 | sevsemif I loved | sevmesemif I did not love | sevsem miShould I love? | sevmesem miShould I not love? |
| senyou | sevsenif you loved | sevmesenif you did not love | sevsen miShould you love? | sevmesen miShould you not love? |
| ohe/she | sevseif he/she loved | sevmeseif he/she did not love | sevse miShould he/she love? | sevmese miShould he/she not love? |
| bizwe | sevsekif we loved | sevmesekif we did not love | sevsek miShould we love? | sevmesek miShould we not love? |
| sizyou (pl.) | sevsenizif you (pl.) loved | sevmesenizif you (pl.) did not love | sevseniz miShould you (pl.) love? | sevmeseniz miShould you (pl.) not love? |
| onlarthey | sevselerif they loved | sevmeselerif they did not love | sevseler miShould they love? | sevmeseler miShould they not love? |
Imperative & OptativeEmir ve İstek Kipisev
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 | seveyimlet me love | sevmeyeyimlet me not love | seveyim miShall I love? | sevmeyeyim miShall I not love? |
| senyou | sevLove! | sevmeDon't love! | — | — |
| ohe/she | sevsinlet him/her love | sevmesinlet him/her not love | sevsin miShall he/she love? | sevmesin miShall he/she not love? |
| bizwe | sevelimlet's love | sevmeyelimlet's not love | sevelim miShall we love? | sevmeyelim miShall we not love? |
| sizyou (pl.) | sevinLove! (pl./polite) | sevmeyinDon't love! (pl./polite) | — | — |
| onlarthey | sevsinlerlet them love | sevmesinlerlet them not love | sevsinler miShall they love? | sevmesinler miShall they not love? |
Ability (can)Yeterliliksevebilir
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 | sevebilirimI can love | sevememI cannot love | sevebilir miyimCan I love? | sevemez miyimCan't I love? |
| senyou | sevebilirsinyou can love | sevemezsinyou cannot love | sevebilir misinCan you love? | sevemez misinCan't you love? |
| ohe/she | sevebilirhe/she can love | sevemezhe/she cannot love | sevebilir miCan he/she love? | sevemez miCan't he/she love? |
| bizwe | sevebilirizwe can love | sevemeyizwe cannot love | sevebilir miyizCan we love? | sevemez miyizCan't we love? |
| sizyou (pl.) | sevebilirsinizyou (pl.) can love | sevemezsinizyou (pl.) cannot love | sevebilir misinizCan you (pl.) love? | sevemez misinizCan't you (pl.) love? |
| onlarthey | sevebilirlerthey can love | sevemezlerthey cannot love | sevebilirler miCan they love? | sevemezler miCan't they love? |
Past ContinuousŞimdiki Zamanın Hikâyesiseviyordu
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 | seviyordumI was loving | sevmiyordumI was not loving | seviyor muydumWas I loving? | sevmiyor muydumWas I not loving? |
| senyou | seviyordunyou were loving | sevmiyordunyou were not loving | seviyor muydunWere you loving? | sevmiyor muydunWere you not loving? |
| ohe/she | seviyorduhe/she was loving | sevmiyorduhe/she was not loving | seviyor muyduWas he/she loving? | sevmiyor muyduWas he/she not loving? |
| bizwe | seviyordukwe were loving | sevmiyordukwe were not loving | seviyor muydukWere we loving? | sevmiyor muydukWere we not loving? |
| sizyou (pl.) | seviyordunuzyou (pl.) were loving | sevmiyordunuzyou (pl.) were not loving | seviyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) loving? | sevmiyor muydunuzWere you (pl.) not loving? |
| onlarthey | seviyorlardıthey were loving | sevmiyorlardıthey were not loving | seviyorlar mıydıWere they loving? | sevmiyorlar mıydıWere they not loving? |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of sevmek?
The definite past (-DI) of sevmek is sevdim (I loved), sevdin, sevdi, sevdik, sevdiniz, sevdiler. The negative is sevmedim (I did not love), and the reported past is sevmiş (he/she apparently loved).
Is sevmek irregular?
No, sevmek is a regular verb. Every tense is built from the stem sev- with the standard suffixes: seviyorum, sevdim, seveceğim, and its aorist sever follows the rule.
How do you say "I will love" in Turkish?
"I will love" is seveceğim. "I won't love" is sevmeyeceğim, and "Will you love?" is sevecek misin? For plans you have already made, Turkish also uses the present continuous: seviyorum.
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