Turkish Irregular Aorist Verbs

The Aorist tense (or Geniş Zaman in Turkish) is commonly used to express habits, truths, and generalities. It's often seen as the simplest tense in Turkish grammar, but it does include some irregularities, specifically in certain verb stems. Below is the list of 13 verbs that are irregular in the Aorist tense.

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1. almak (to take) - alır

2. bilmek (to know) - bilir

3. bulmak (to find) - bulur

4. durmak (to stop) - durur

5. gelmek (to come) - gelir

6. görmek (to see) - görür

7. kalmak (to stay) - kalır

8. olmak (to be) - olur

9. ölmek (to die) - ölür

10. sanmak (to suppose) - sanır

11. varmak (to arrive) - varır

12. vermek (to give) - verir

13. vurmak (to hit) - vurur

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These verbs are considered irregular because they don't follow the standard "-ar/-er" Aorist tense ending pattern after the verb root. Instead, they use "-ir/-ır/-ür/-ur".