Posting a letter, tracking a parcel, collecting it from customs or sending it back.
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In Turkey parcels are usually brought not by the post office but by a private courier: kargo is both the delivery and the company. “To send” is therefore often kargoya vermek “to give to the courier”, and “to receive” teslim almak. Sender and recipient are participles, much like English “sender” from “send”: gönderen“the one sending”alıcı“the one receiving” What happens on the way is often told with -miş, because you did not see it: paket kaybolmuş “the parcel has apparently gone missing”.
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postalamakto postVerbB1
Davetiyeleri dün postaladım.I posted the invitations yesterday.
What: accusative; where to: dative.
teslim almakto receive, to collectVerbB1
Paketi komşum teslim aldı.My neighbour took in the parcel.
What: accusative; from whom: ablative.
takip etmekto track, to followVerbB1
Gönderini internetten takip edebilirsin.You can track your parcel online.
What, whom: accusative. Before a vowel ed-: takip ediyorum.
paketlemekto wrap, to packVerbB1
Hediyeyi güzelce paketledim.I wrapped the present nicely.
What: accusative.
iade etmekto return, to send backVerbB1
Ayakkabılar küçük geldi, onları iade edeceğim.The shoes are too small, I am going to send them back.
What: accusative; to whom: dative, mağazaya iade etmek.
ulaşmakto reach, to arriveVerbB1
Mektubun bana bir haftada ulaştı.Your letter reached me in a week.
Whom, where: dative, bana ulaştı.
kırılmakto break, to get brokenVerbB1
Bardaklardan biri kargoda kırılmış.One of the glasses got broken in transit.
No object; “to break something” is kırmak. Aorist kırılır.
