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Turkish Language Verb Tenses Gelmek -- Imperative Mood Related Pages: All the Turkish Verb Tenses, Index Turkish Verbal Nouns Turkish Language Verbal Factoids Verb 'to be' Index The three ways to say 'to be' in Turkish Turkish Adverbs The Imperative Mood Tenses Imperative Mood Türkce -- Emir Kipi Imperative -- Negative Imperative - Interrogative Imperative - Negative Interrogative gel* -- [you] come (you, singular) gelme* -- [you] don't come (you, singular) n/a n/a gelsin -- tell him to come, let him come, have him come gelmesin -- tell him not to come, let him not come n/a n/a gelelim -- let's come gelmiyelim -- let's not come n/a n/a gelin, geliniz** -- [you] come (you, plural), let you come gelmeyin, gelmeyiniz** -- [you] don't come (you, plural), let you not come n/a n/a gelsinler -- tell them to come, let them come gelmesinler -- tell them not to come, let them not come n/a n/a Related Examples: Gidelim Let's go. (Let's leave; Let's get out of here) . ----- O kitapları okuyun. Read those books. ----- Rahat ediniz. Make yourself comfortable. ----- Bana bir kalemi versin. Tell him to give me a pencil. ----- Size yazarsa, bana haber veriniz. If he writes to you, let me know. ----- Suyu çocuğa içirin. Have the child drink the water. ----- Evvela yemeğinizi bitirin. Finish your dinner first. ----- Posta kutusundan gazetiyi al ve onu masamim üstüne koy. Take the newspaper from the mailbox and put it on my desk. Ingilizce konuşmayın. Don't speak English. ----- Gelmeyin, lutfen. Please don't come. ----- Benim için beklemesinler. Tell them not to wait for me. ----- Saat beş vapurunu kacırmayınız. Don't miss the five o'clock boat. ----- Oturma odasındakı çiçekleri sulama. Don't water the flowers in the living room. ----- Ona o iş hakkında bir şey söyleme. Don't tell him anything about it. ----- Sigara içmeği adet edinme. Don't get in the habit of smoking. n/a n/a * This is a less polite form -- used between good friends or used by an adult addressing a child ** This is the politest form and may be used in place of the singular form -- used between strangers or in formal situations Related Pages: All the Turkish Verb Tenses, Index The three ways to say 'to be' in Turkish Verb 'to be' Index Turkish Verbal Nouns Turkish Adverbs Turkish Language Verbal Factoids Turkish Language Verb Tense for inference and doubt Practical Participle Constructions Translating Turkish Also: Essential Turkish Vocabulary Turkish Pronunciation Essential Idioms, Index Sentence Structure, Standard Turkish Accenting Numbers in Turkish Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language Mature Foreign British Bride in Turkey Mature Foreign Swedish Bride in Turkey Our Honda Generator -- A Member of the Family The Gossipy Who's Who of Turkey, index The Top Ten Turkish Movies of All Time #5 Selvi Boylum Al Kazmalım (The Girl in the Red Scarf) Real-Life Weight Loss a la turc (1 of 2) Turkish Cartooning, cartoonists, and funny cartoons Discount Phrase for the Turkish Bazaar Turkish Terms Of Endearment Association Football - Our Least Favorite Sport Turkish Personal Names Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Why Off-Color Turkish is important too Turkish Movies Catalog, Index Habibullah and The Great Cannon Caper A Simple Turkish Thing

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