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Is there a verb for "to be good"?
I just learned "İyiyim" and "iyi" and it looks like it has a verb-like pattern.
Is this a verb?
If yes, what is the infinitive verb form?
Jan 13, 2016 3:06 AM
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predicative forms of iyi which is an adjective not verb :-
“I am fine” = iyiyim
“you (sing.) are fine” = iyisin
“he/she/it is fine” = iyi or iyidir
“we are fine” = iyiyiz
“you (pl.) are fine” = iyisiniz
“they are fine” = iyiler or iyidirler
The past tense uses the suffix -DI plus the personal ending, like so:
“I was fine” = iyiydim
“you (sing.) were fine” = iyiydin
“he/she/it was fine” = iyiydi
“we were fine” = iyiydik
“you (pl.) were fine” = iyiydiniz
“they were fine” = iyidiler
January 13, 2016
"iyi olmak" : "to be good"
"iyi" (noun) : "good" (noun)
"to be" : "olmak" makes the noun into a verb
all verbs with suffix -mek -mak is the infinitive form of every verb such as
almak, gelmek, görmek, düşünmek, okumak, gitmek, gelmek, yüzmek, giyinmek, üşümek, ısınmak,
January 13, 2016
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