Turkish Language - About the verb - not to be - NegativePresent Tense Negative Examples - "not to be"Negative QuestionsPast Tense NegativeNegative Questions regarding the PastQuestion TagsGeneral ExamplesThe Negative Particle - "deil - not"The Negative not to be is formed by using the negative particle deil - not. This word is invariable and not subject to vowel harmony rules. To form the negative the personal present tense endings are affixed to deil - not.The resulting verb not to be is written separately from the verb root, whereas the positive forms to be, am, is, are, etc. being added to the root word, are subject to both Vowel Harmony and Consonant Mutation.Present Tense Negative Examples - "not to be"Singular Formsben deilim - I am not - zengin deilim - I am not richsen deilsin - you are not - yorgun deilsin - you are not tired** o deildir - he/she/it is not - pahal deildir - it is not dear [Public, Official]** o deil - he is not - iman deil - she is not fat [Familiar, Usual]Plural Formsbiz deiliz - we are not - hasta deiliz - we are not illsiz deilsiniz - you are not - yal deilsiniz - you are not old** onlar deildirler - they are not - gen deildirler - they are not young [Public, Official] ** onlar deiller - they are not - irkin deiller - they are not ugly [Familiar, Usual]Note: ** Generally the third person forms using -dr are not used in day to day conversation. However they are used in Public Signs and Warnings as a reinforcement. The shortened form should always be used. However the use of the -dir form is apparent in Public Signs, Official Instructions and in newspaper reports. For these reasons this longer form is included here.Using The Personal Pronouns for emphasisThe Personal Pronouns are only used for emphasis, as the person of the verb is already apparent from the verb ending. This is the same as many Romance Languages such Spanish and Italian.ben zengin deilim - I am not rich - zengin deilim - I'm not richo hasta deil - HE is not ill - hasta deil - he's not illNegative QuestionsTo form Negative Questions the positive forms are simply added after deil - not, but written separately.zengin deil miyim? - am I not rich? - aren't I rich?pahal deil mi? - isn't it dear?hasta deil miyiz? - aren't we ill?gen deiller mi? - aren't they young?yorgun deil misin? - aren't you tired?byk deil mi? - isn't it big?yal deil misiniz? - aren't you old?yoksul deiller mi? - aren't they poor?Past Tense NegativeTo form the Past Tense of not to be the personal past tense endings are added to deil - not..deildim - I was not - zengin deildim - I was not richdeildin - you were not - hasta deildin - you were not illdeildi - he was not - yorgun deildi - he/she was not tireddeildik - we were not - mutlu deildik - we were not happydeildiniz - you were not - a deildiniz - you were not hungrydeildiler - they were not - yoksul deildiler - they were not poorNegative Questions regarding the PastThe Negative Question regarding Past Time is formed with deil not, followed by the question forms written separately.Ak deil miydi? - Wasn't it open?Mutlu deil miydik? - Weren't we happy?Hava souk deil miydi? - Wasn't the weather cold?Zengin deil miydiler? - Weren't they rich?Emin deil miydim? - Wasn't I sure?Mehmet megul deil miydi? - Wasn't Mehmet busy?Yorgun deil miydiniz? - Weren't you tired?ocuklar mutlu deil miydiler? - Weren't the children happy?Question TagsThe question tags that we use in English: - Isn't it?, Aren't you? , Aren't they?, Can't we?, Weren't they?, Didn't they?. etc - are all translated by the single tag - deil mi? in Turkish for all Persons and all Tenses.The weather is cold, isn't it? - Hava souk, deil mi?The weather was cold, wasn't it? - Hava souktu, deil mi?You are happy, aren't you? - Mutlusunuz, deil mi?You will be happy, won't you? - Mutlu olacaksn, deil mi?They are ill, aren't they? - Hastadrlar, deil mi?Mehmet can win, can't he? - Mehmet kazanabilir, deil mi?General ExamplesThe word - pek - very, hard, firm, quite - is often used as an intensifier especially in negative sentences. The word - ok - very - can also be used as an intensifier in positive sentences although it is a little more direct as - pek - is a more gentle word.Mutluyum - I am happy yisiniz - You are goodBozuktur - It is spoiled, broken, no goodKolaydr - It is easyNeeliyiz - We are merryngilizsiniz - You are EnglishZekidirler - They are cleverPek/ok imansnz - You are very fat ok/Pek naziksiniz - You are very niceMehmet pek hastadr - Mehmet is quite illGen deilim - I am not youngHasta deilsiniz - You are not ill Pek a deilim - I am not very hungryYksek deildir - It is not highDeli deiliz - We are not crazyPek/ok abuk deil(dir) - It s not very quick/fastPek nazik deilsiniz - You are not very nicePek zeki deildirler - They are not very cleverZengin miyim? - Am I rich?Zengin deil miyim? - Am I not rich?Hasta msnz? - Are you ill?Ali bey gen mi(dir)? - Is Ali Bey young?Kolay m(dr)? - Is it easy?Zeki miyiz? - Are we clever?Zeki deil miyiz? - Aren't we clever?Deli misin? - Are you crazy?Arkadanz yal mdr? - Is your friend old?Arkadam yal deildir - My friend is not oldEvet,arkadam gentir - Yes, my friend is youngMehmet mutlu mudur? - Is Mehmet happyEvet, mutludur - Yes, he is happyHayr,mutlu deildir - No, he is not happyHazr msn? - Are you ready?Hazr deil misin bile? - Aren't you ready yet?