How to form "Before & After" in Turkish

Learn how to form and use "Before & After" in Turkish language in this short Turkish language lesson. This Turkish lesson is ideal for beginner (A2) or pre-intermediate Turkish language learners.

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BEFORE & AFTER in Turkish Language

"Before something" in Turkish

"Before (something)" is "önce" in Turkish. This word is always used the suffix "- den (from)" as "- den / dan or ten / tan önce". For example:

• Adam işten önce bir çay içti. The man drank a tea before work.
• Biz filmden önce yemek yedik. We had a meal before the film.
• Ben kahvaltıdan önce yüzümü yıkadım. I washed my face before breakfast.

Practice. Rewrite the the words.

okul, ders, film, yemek, maç, oyun, sınav ...

"Before doing" in Turkish

Learn how to say "Before doing or before I / you do" in Turkish. Use the gerund form of the verb (Yapmak >> Yapma, Gitmek >> Gitme) with " - den önce". There is no person or personal suffix in this form. For example:

• Adam işe gitmeden önce bir çay içti. The man drank a tea before going work.
• Biz film izlemeden önce yemek yedik. We had a meal before watching the film.
• Ben kahvaltı yapmadan önce yüzümü yıkadım. I washed my face before having breakfast.

Practice. Rewrite the the words.

okula gitmek, derse başlamak, film izlemek, yemek yemek, maça gitmek, oyun oynamak, sınava girmek ...

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"After something" in Turkish

"After (something)" is "sonra" in Turkish. This word is always used the suffix "- den (from)" as "- den / dan or ten / tan sonra". For example:

• Adam işten sonra eve gitti. The man went home after work.
• Biz filmden sonra yemek yedik. We had a meal after the film.
• Ben kahvaltıdan sonra kahve içtim. I drank a coffee after breakfast.

Practice. Rewrite the the words.

okul, ders, film, yemek, maç, oyun, sınav ...

"After doing" in Turkish

Learn how to say "After doing or After I / you do" in Turkish. Use the suffix "- dikten / dükten / dıktan / duktan sonra" with the root of the verb. There is no person or personal suffix in this form. For example:

• Adam çalıştıktan sonra bir çay içti. The man drank a tea after working / after he worked.
• Biz filmi izledikten sonra yemek yedik. We had a meal after watching / after we watched the film.
• Ben kahvaltı yaptıktan sonra bir kahve içtim. I drank a coffee after having / after we had breakfast.

Practice. Rewrite the the words.

okula gitmek, derse başlamak, film izlemek, yemek yemek, maça gitmek, oyun oynamak, sınava girmek ...

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