What are common mistakes with Emir kipi?

Learners use sen-imperative in formal contexts (rude!). Always use siz-form or add lütfen. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English imperative has one form. Turkish has 4 (sen/siz/o/onlar). Formality matters! 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian has ты/вы imperative distinction — very similar to Turkish sen/siz. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech has ty/vy imperative — similar to Turkish. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German has du/ihr/Sie imperative forms — maps well to Turkish.

Emir kipi: kurallar, örnekler ve alıştırmalar | Turkish Grammar A1

Emir kipi

A1 — Fiiller

Imperative mood: gel!, gelin!, gelsinler! for commands and requests

Can give commands and make polite requests

Imperative mood: gel!, gelin!, gelsinler! for commands and requests

Examples

Gel buraya! — Come here!
Lütfen oturun. — Please sit down.
Dokunma! Sıcak! — Don't touch! It's hot!

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Emir kipi

Imperative mood: gel!, gelin!, gelsinler! for commands and requests

Learning Goal

Can give commands and make polite requests

Exam Skills:Konuşma

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Gel buraya!

Come here!

Lütfen oturun.

Please sit down.

Dokunma! Sıcak!

Don't touch! It's hot!

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Emir kipi emir, rica ve talimat vermek için kullanılır.

Kişi	Ek	gelmek	bakmak
sen	kök (eksiz)	gel!	bak!
siz	-ın/-in/-un/-ün	gelin!	bakın!
o	-sın/-sin/-sun/-sün	gelsin	baksın
onlar	-sınlar/-sinler	gelsinler	baksınlar

Olumsuz: Kök + -ma/-me: gelme! (don't come!), bakma!

Kibar rica: Lütfen ekleyin veya siz formu kullanın: Lütfen oturun.

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Practice Exercises

Learners use sen-imperative in formal contexts (rude!). Always use siz-form or add lütfen. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English imperative has one form. Turkish has 4 (sen/siz/o/onlar). Formality matters!

Common Error Patterns

Used informal imperative in formal context

Use siz-form (-ın/-in) or add lütfen for polite requests

Gel buraya!

Come here!

Gel = bare stem = informal command.

Lütfen oturun.

Please sit down.

Oturun: siz-form = polite. Lütfen = please.

Dokunma! Sıcak!

Don't touch! It's hot!

Dokunma: negative imperative = don't touch.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Emir kipi used?: Kibar rica: Lütfen ekleyin veya siz formu kullanın: Lütfen oturun.
What are common mistakes with Emir kipi?: Learners use sen-imperative in formal contexts (rude!). Always use siz-form or add lütfen. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English imperative has one form. Turkish has 4 (sen/siz/o/onlar). Formality matters! 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian has ты/вы imperative distinction — very similar to Turkish sen/siz. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech has ty/vy imperative — similar to Turkish. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German has du/ihr/Sie imperative forms — maps well to Turkish.