A2 · 39 words
Feelings in Turkish
Joy and anger, fear and curiosity, boredom and longing — and the case each feeling asks for.
Practise this list
From these 39 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
In English you are afraid “of” something, angry “with” someone and pleased “about” something, and the preposition has to be learned with the word. Turkish does the same with a case, firmly tied to the verb: -den korkmak“to be afraid of” (ablative)-e kızmak“to be angry with” (dative)-e sevinmek“to be pleased about” (dative) Always learn the verb with its case. And many feelings are adjectives that take the person ending directly: heyecanlıyım “I am excited”.
The words
Verb (13)
hissetmekto feelVerbA2
“To feel (well, tired …)”: kendini … hissetmek. Like etmek: hissediyor, aorist hisseder.
sevinmekto be glad, to be pleasedVerbA2
About what: dative, buna sevindim.
üzülmekto be sad, to be sorryVerbA2
About what: dative, buna üzüldüm. “Do not be sad”: Üzülme!
korkmakto be afraid, to be scaredVerbA2
Of what: ablative, karanlıktan korkmak “to be afraid of the dark”. Aorist korkar.
kızmakto get angryVerbA2
With whom or about what: dative, ona kızdım. Aorist kızar.
sinirlenmekto get annoyed, to get worked upVerbA2
About what: dative, buna sinirlendim.
ağlamakto cryVerbA2
About what: dative. Aorist ağlar.
utanmakto be ashamed; to be shyVerbA2
Of what: ablative, bundan utandım.
şaşırmakto be surprisedVerbA2
At what: dative, buna şaşırdım.
sıkılmakto be bored; to be fed upVerbA2
With what: ablative, bu filmden sıkıldım.
özlemekto miss, to long forVerbA2
Accusative, as with English “miss”: evimi özlüyorum.
kıskanmakto be jealous, to envyVerbA2
Accusative: beni kıskanma “do not be jealous of me”.
nefret etmekto hateVerbA2
Ablative, not accusative: ondan nefret ediyorum.
Noun (9)
duygufeeling, emotionNounA2
mutlulukhappinessNounA2
Luck in the sense of chance is şans.
üzüntüsorrow, sadnessNounA2
The cause of a feeling is in the ablative: üzüntüden “for sorrow”.
korkufearNounA2
heyecanexcitement, nervesNounA2
merakcuriosity; worryNounA2
merak etmek: “to wonder, to be curious” and “to worry”; the k stays: merakı.
endişeworry, concernNounA2
sevgilove, affectionNounA2
Romantic love is usually aşk.
aşklove (romantic)NounA2
Back-vowelled ending: aşkım “my love, darling”.
Adjective (16)
kızgınangryAdjectiveA2
With whom: dative.
sinirliirritable, on edgeAdjectiveA2
heyecanlıexcited, nervous; excitingAdjectiveA2
meraklıcuriousAdjectiveA2
About what: dative.
endişeliworriedAdjectiveA2
utangaçshyAdjectiveA2
sakincalmAdjectiveA2
rahatcomfortable; relaxedAdjectiveA2
“Sleep well” among friends: Rahat uyu!
rahatsızuncomfortable; disturbedAdjectiveA2
By what: ablative. “To disturb”: rahatsız etmek.
mutsuzunhappyAdjectiveA2
yalnızalone, lonelyAdjectiveA2
At the start of a sentence also “only, however”.
sıkıcıboringAdjectiveA2
memnunpleased, satisfiedAdjectiveA2
With what: ablative, işinden memnun.
harikawonderful, greatAdjectiveA2
korkunçterrible, awfulAdjectiveA2
şaşkınastonished, confusedAdjectiveA2
Phrase (1)
gurur duymakto be proudPhraseA2
Of whom: with ile or the ablative: seninle, senden.
This list belongs to Family, people and feelings — five lists and 210 words that can also be practised as a whole.