başlamak — to begin, to start
başlamak is the #64 most common word in Turkish, a verb. It means “to begin, to start” and is pronounced [bɑʃ.ɫɑˈmɑk].
#64frequency rank
0.10%of everyday Turkish text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of başlamak
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| başlamak | infinitive | to begin |
| başlıyorum | I · singular · present continuous | I am beginning |
| başlıyorsun | you · singular · present continuous | you are beginning |
| başlıyor | he/she · singular · present continuous | he/she is beginning |
| başlıyoruz | we · plural · present continuous | we are beginning |
| başlıyorsunuz | you (pl.) · plural · present continuous | you (pl.) are beginning |
| başlıyorlar | they · plural · present continuous | they are beginning |
| başladım | I · singular · past | I began |
| başladın | you · singular · past | you began |
| başladı | he/she · singular · past | he/she began |
| başladık | we · plural · past | we began |
| başladınız | you (pl.) · plural · past | you (pl.) began |
| başladılar | they · plural · past | they began |
| başlayacağım | I · singular · future | I will begin |
| başlayacaksın | you · singular · future | you will begin |
| başlayacak | he/she · singular · future | he/she will begin |
| başlayacağız | we · plural · future | we will begin |
| başlayacaksınız | you (pl.) · plural · future | you (pl.) will begin |
| başlayacaklar | they · plural · future | they will begin |
| başlarım | I · singular · present | I begin |
| başlarsın | you · singular · present | you begin |
| başlar | he/she · singular · present | he/she begins |
| başlarız | we · plural · present | we begin |
| başlarsınız | you (pl.) · plural · present | you (pl.) begin |
| başlarlar | they · plural · present | they begin |
| başlamışım | I · singular · past, reported | (reportedly) I began |
| başlamışsın | you · singular · past, reported | (reportedly) you began |
| başlamış | he/she · singular · past, reported | (reportedly) he/she began |
| başlamışız | we · plural · past, reported | (reportedly) we began |
| başlamışsınız | you (pl.) · plural · past, reported | (reportedly) you (pl.) began |
| başlamışlar | they · plural · past, reported | (reportedly) they began |
| başla | you · singular · command | begin! |
| başlasın | he/she · singular · command | let him/her begin |
| başlayın | you (pl.) · plural · command | begin! (to several) |
| başlasınlar | they · plural · command | let them begin |
| başlamıyorum | I · singular · present continuous · negative | I am not beginning |
| başlamıyorsun | you · singular · present continuous · negative | you are not beginning |
| başlamıyor | he/she · singular · present continuous · negative | he/she is not beginning |
| başlamıyoruz | we · plural · present continuous · negative | we are not beginning |
| başlamıyorsunuz | you (pl.) · plural · present continuous · negative | you (pl.) are not beginning |
| başlamıyorlar | they · plural · present continuous · negative | they are not beginning |
| başlamadım | I · singular · past · negative | I did not begin |
| başlamadın | you · singular · past · negative | you did not begin |
| başlamadı | he/she · singular · past · negative | he/she did not begin |
| başlamadık | we · plural · past · negative | we did not begin |
| başlamadınız | you (pl.) · plural · past · negative | you (pl.) did not begin |
| başlamadılar | they · plural · past · negative | they did not begin |
| başlamayacağım | I · singular · future · negative | I will not begin |