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The Turkish Verb 'to be' -- sort of...

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Present Tense
Simdiki zaman | Present Tense -- Negative | Present Tense -- Interrogative | Present Tense -- Negative Interrogative |
| Amerika'lIyIm --
I am American | Amerika'lI de I am not American | Amerika'lI mIyIm? -- am I American? | Amerika'lI de am I not American? |
| Amerika'lIsIn -- you are American | Amerika'lI de you are not American | Amerika'lI mIsIn? -- are you American? | Amerika'lI de are you not American? |
| Amerika'lI(dIr) -- he/she/it is American | Amerika'lI de he/she/it is not American | Amerika'lI mI(dIr)? -- is he/she/it American? | Amerika'lI de isn't he/she/it American? |
| Amerika'lIyIz -- we are American | Amerika'lI de we are not American | Amerika'lI mIyIz?-- are we American? | Amerika'lI de are we not American? |
| Amerika'lIsInIz -- you (all) are American | Amerika'lI de you (all) are not American | Amerika'lI mIsInIz? -- are you (all) American? | Amerika'lI de aren't you (all) American? |
| Amerika'lI(dIr)lar -- they are American | Amerika'lI de they are not American | Amerika'lI mI(dIr)lar? -- are they American? | Amerika'lI de are they not American? |

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