TURKISH GRAMMAR
                                   in practice
                              A self-study reference 
                                 and practice book
                             for learners of Turkish
                                      Yusuf Buz
                                 CEFR A1-B1
                                •  114 two-page units
                                •  3000 practice questions
                                •  Over 2000 sentences 
                                    and dialogues
                                •  Full key to exercises
             Turkish Grammar in Practice                                                                                   Contents
             Yusuf Buz
                                                                                                                           Overview of Turkish Grammar in Practice .............................................................................. 8
             First published 2016                                                                                          Introduction  ........................................................................................................................................................10 
             by Foxton Books, London, UK
             © Yusuf Buz 2016                                                                                              UNITS
             ISBN: 978-1-911481-00-3                                                                                       ÜNİTE-1      Türk Alfabesi  ............................................................................................................................. 12
             Illustrations: Hilmi Simsek and Senol Gunes                                                                                Turkish Alphabet
                                                                                                                           ÜNİTE-2      Sesli Uyumu-1  ...........................................................................................................................14 
             Cover Design: Erdal Akcay                                                                                                  Vowel Harmony-1
                                                                                                                           ÜNİTE-3      Sesli Uyumu-2  ...........................................................................................................................16
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             from the British Library.                                                                                     ÜNİTE-7      ‘olmak’ fiili (geniş zamanda) ............................................................................................24
                                                                                                                                        the verb ‘to be’ in the present tense
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                                                                                                                                        the verb ‘to be’ in the past tense
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                                                                                                                           ÜNİTE-9      ‘olmak’ (geniş zamanlı koşul cümlesinde -(y)se/-(y)sa)................................28
             About the author                                                                                                           the verb ‘to be’ in the present conditional tense
             Yusuf Buz has taught English as a second language for                                                         ÜNİTE-10   okula, işe, vs. (to school, to work, etc.) ......................................................................30
             about 10 years, developing extensive experience assessing 
                                                                                                                                        dative case
             and preparing candidates for various proficiency English                                                      ÜNİTE-11     okulda, işte, vs. (at school, at work, etc.)  ...............................................................32
             exams in Turkey. Since he moved to the UK in 2004, he 
             taught Turkish for around 5 years, during which he started                                                                 locative case
             writing this book. Yusuf is also the author of one of the                                                     ÜNİTE-12     okuldan, işten, vs. (from school, from work, etc.) ..............................................34
             bestselling books on English Grammar in Turkey. His other                                                                  ablative case
             titles include: YDS Exam Pack, Test Your Comprehension                                                        ÜNİTE-13     ... var. / ... yok. (There is/are ..., There isn’t/aren’t ... .) .................................36
             and Vocabulary and Advanced English Learners’ Tests.                                                          ÜNİTE-14     Bir arabam var./yok. (I have/don’t have a car.) ...................................................38
                                                                                                                           ÜNİTE-15     Geliyorum. (I am coming.) .................................................................................................40
             Author’s acknowledgements                                                                                                  present continuous positive
             The author would like to thank Erdal Akcay for his                                                            ÜNİTE-16     Gelmiyorum. (I am not coming.) ....................................................................................42
             assistance in the internal design and layout of the book. 
             Thanks are also due to Erhan Ergenler, for his valuable                                                                    present continuous negative
             feedback about the book.                                                                                      ÜNİTE-17     Geliyor musun? (Are you coming?) ..............................................................................44
                                                                                                                                        present continuous question
                                                                                                                           ÜNİTE-18     iste- (want), bil- (know), sev- (love)..............................................................................46 
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                        ÜNİTE-19                    sıfatlar ..............................................................................................................................................48                                                   ÜNİTE-41                   içeri (inside, interior) dışarı (outside, exterior) ......................................................92
                                                    adjectives                                                                                                                                                                                                  ÜNİTE-42                   aşağı (down) yukarı (up)  .....................................................................................................94
                        ÜNİTE-20                    sayma sayıları .............................................................................................................................50                                                              ÜNİTE-43                   çok (very, much, many, alot of, too, so) 
                                                    cardinal numbers                                                                                                                                                                                                                       biraz (some, a little, a bit) ...................................................................................................96
                        ÜNİTE-21                    sıra sayıları ....................................................................................................................................52                                                        ÜNİTE-44                   -ce/-ca/-çe/-ça ...........................................................................................................................98
                                                    ordinal numbers                                                                                                                                                                                                                        adverb-making suffix
                        ÜNİTE-22                    Gelirim. (I come.) ......................................................................................................................54                                                                 ÜNİTE-45                   Geleceğim. (I will come.)  ..................................................................................................100
                                                    present simple positive                                                                                                                                                                                                                future tense positive
                        ÜNİTE-23                    Gelmem. (I don’t come.) Gelir misin? (Do you come?) ...................................56                                                                                                                   ÜNİTE-46                   Gelmeyeceğim. (I won’t come.) ....................................................................................102
                                                    present simple negative and question                                                                                                                                                                                                   future tense negative
                        ÜNİTE-24                    Konuşuyordum. (I was talking.) .....................................................................................58                                                                                      ÜNİTE-47                   Gelecek miyim? (Will you come?) ...............................................................................104
                                                    past continuous positive                                                                                                                                                                                                               future tense question
                        ÜNİTE-25                    Konuşmuyordum. (I wasn’t talking.)                                                                                                                                                                          ÜNİTE-48                   önce (before) şimdi (now) sonra (after) ..................................................................106
                                                    Konuşuyor muydun? (Were you talking?) ...............................................................60                                                                                                     ÜNİTE-49                   hala, daha, henüz (still, yet) 
                                                    past continuous negative and question                                                                                                                                                                                                  artık (no longer, not any more; from now on) .....................................................108
                        ÜNİTE-26                    bazı (some,certain) bütün (all)                                                                                                                                                                             ÜNİTE-50                   daima, hep, her zaman, sürekli (always)
                                                    hiçbir (no, none of, not ... any) çoğu (most) ............................................................62                                                                                                                           asla, hiçbir zaman, katiyen, hiç (never) ...................................................................110
                        ÜNİTE-27                    hiçbir (no, none of, not ... any)                                                                                                                                                                           ÜNİTE-51                   hiç (never, not ... at all) .......................................................................................................112
                                                    hiçbir şey (nothing) herhangi bir (any) ......................................................................64                                                                                            ÜNİTE-52                   saniye (second) dakika (minute) saat (hour) gün (day).................................114
                        ÜNİTE-28                    tane (piece) ...................................................................................................................................66                                                          ÜNİTE-53                   hafta (week) ...............................................................................................................................116
                        ÜNİTE-29                    tuzlu (salty) şanslı (lucky) ....................................................................................................68                                                                         ÜNİTE-54                   sabah (morning) öğle (noon) ..........................................................................................118
                                                    the suffix -li/-lı/-lu/-lü                                                                                                                                                                                  ÜNİTE-55                   akşam (evening) ......................................................................................................................120
                        ÜNİTE-30                    tuzsuz (unsalted) şanssız (unlucky) ...............................................................................70                                                                                       ÜNİTE-56                   gündüz (daytime, daylight) gece (night-time, night) ......................................122
                                                    the suffix -siz/-sız/-suz/-süz                                                                                                                                                                              ÜNİTE-57                   dün (yesterday) bugün (today) yarın (tomorrow) .............................................124
                        ÜNİTE-31                    yazıcı (printer) koşucu (runner) .......................................................................................72                                                                                  ÜNİTE-58                   Saat kaç? (What time is it?) .............................................................................................126
                                                    the suffix -ici/-ıcı/-ucu/-ücü                                                                                                                                                                              ÜNİTE-59                   Saat kaçta? (What time ...?, When ... ?) ..................................................................128
                        ÜNİTE-32                    gazeteci (journalist) futbolcu (football player)  ....................................................74                                                                                                    ÜNİTE-60                   iyelik durumu-1  ......................................................................................................................130
                                                    the suffix -ci/-cı/-cu/-cü/-çi/-çı/-çu/-çü
                        ÜNİTE-33                    çağdaş (modern) Dilekgil (Dilek’s house) bilimsel (scientific) .....................76                                                                                                                                                 the genitive case-1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ÜNİTE-61                   iyelik durumu-2  ......................................................................................................................132
                                                    the suffixes -daş, -gil, -sel  
                        ÜNİTE-34                    arkadaşlık (friendship) kardeşlik (brotherhood) ..................................................78                                                                                                                                   the genitive case-2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ÜNİTE-62                   için (for) .........................................................................................................................................134
                                                    the suffix (-lik/-lık/-luk/-lük)                                                                                                                                                                            ÜNİTE-63                   ettirgen çatı-1 ............................................................................................................................136
                        ÜNİTE-35                    -ki (as an adjectival suffix) ..................................................................................................80                                                                                                     the causative case-1
                        ÜNİTE-36                    sıfatlarda karşılaştırma ve en üstünlük ....................................................................82                                                                                              ÜNİTE-64                   ettirgen çatı-2 ............................................................................................................................138
                                                    comparatives and superlatives
                        ÜNİTE-37                    Geldim. (I came.) ......................................................................................................................84                                                                                             the causative case-2
                                                    past simple positive                                                                                                                                                                                        ÜNİTE-65                   ve (and) de/da (and, also, too, as well) ...................................................................140
                        ÜNİTE-38                    Gelmedim. (I didn’t come.)  ...............................................................................................86                                                                               ÜNİTE-66                   hem ... hem de (both ... and) ..........................................................................................142
                                                    past simple negative                                                                                                                                                                                        ÜNİTE-67                   ya ... ya da (either ... or), veya, ya da, yahut, veyahut (or) .......................144
                        ÜNİTE-39                    Geldim mi? (Did I come?)  ...................................................................................................88                                                                             ÜNİTE-68                   ne ... ne de (neither ... nor)  .............................................................................................146
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ÜNİTE-69                   ile, -(y)le/-(y)la (with, by, and) .......................................................................................148
                                                    past simple question                                                                                                                                                                                        ÜNİTE-70                   ama, fakat, lakin, ne var ki (but) ancak, yalnız (but, only) .........................150
                        ÜNİTE-40                    olarak (as) .....................................................................................................................................90                                                         ÜNİTE-71                   buna rağmen, (ama) bununla birlikte (despite this, nevertheless) .......152