Question Forms in Turkish Language

How to make basic questions in Turkish language. Do you want to know how to form questions in Turkish? In this short Turkish lesson, you will learn how to form WH- questions, Yes / No questions and tag questions in Turkish language.

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Basic Question Form in Turkish

WH- Questions in Turkish

There is no question form in Turkish. I mean you have to change the word order (just like English) to make questions.

All you need to do is replace the question word with the answer without changing the word order. For example:

• KİM bir kahve içiyor? WHO is drinking a coffee?
• ALİ bir kahve içiyor. ALİ is drinking a coffee.
• Ali NE içiyor? WHAT is Ali drinking?
• Ali BİR KAHVE içiyor. Ali is drinking A COFFEE.

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Tag Questions in Turkish

Tag questions in Turkish (..., isn't it, don't you, didn't you etc) is very easy to make, because you always ask "..., değil mi?" (Literally, isn't it?). For example:

• O bir ev, değil mi? It's a house, isn't it?
• Sen evlisin, değil mi? You are married, aren't you?
• Sen Türkçe biliyorsun, değil mi? You know Turkish, don't you?
• Sen film izledin, değil mi? You watched a film, didin't you?
• Sen kahve içeceksin, değil mi? You will drink a coffee, won't you?

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Yes / No Questions in Turkish

You can form yes / no question form in Turkish using the question word "Mi?". This is a separate word but it has variants depending on the vowel harmony: "Mi / mü / mı / mu".

Simply add this question word to the exnd of the sentences to form yes / no questions. For example:

• O bir ev. O bir ev mi? It's a house. Is it a house?
• Bir problem var. Bir problem var mı? There is a problem. Is there a problem?
• O Türkçe biliyor. O Türkçe biliyor mu? He knows Turkish. Does he know Turkish?
• O bir film izledi. O bir film izledi mi? He watched a film. Did he watch a film?
• O tatile yapacak. O tatil yapacak mı? He is going to have a holiday. Is he going to have a holiday?

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