Use duymak when a sound reaches you or you learn news by hearing it. Listening deliberately is dinlemek.
The idea
The stem is duy-: duyuyorum, duydum, duyacağım. A specific thing heard takes the accusative: haberi duymak. An indefinite sound is bir ses. For present inability, use duyamıyorum.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | duyuyorum | duydum | duyacağım |
| sen | duyuyorsun | duydun | duyacaksın |
| o | duyuyor | duydu | duyacak |
| biz | duyuyoruz | duyduk | duyacağız |
| siz | duyuyorsunuz | duydunuz | duyacaksınız |
| onlar | duyuyorlar | duydular | duyacaklar |
Examples
- Şimdi bahçede bir kuş duyuyorum.I can hear a bird in the garden now.
- Dün gece garip bir ses duyduk.We heard a strange sound last night.
- Haberi bugün radyoda duydum.I heard the news on the radio today.
- Seni iyi duyamıyorum.I cannot hear you well.
- Kapının zilini duydunuz mu?Did you hear the doorbell?
- Yarın toplantıda yeni planı duyacağız.We will hear the new plan at the meeting tomorrow.
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Watch out
Hearing does not necessarily mean paying attention. Use dinlemek for deliberately listening; duymamak means not hearing, while duyamamak emphasizes inability.
Try it yourself
Use the present in -iyor for ben: I hear a bird now.
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duyuyorum
duyuyorum: the stem retains its y and takes -uyor plus -um for the speaker.
Use the -di past for biz: we heard a strange sound last night.
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duyduk
duyduk: the last stem vowel is u, so the past is -du; -k marks “we”.
Express present inability: the connection is poor; I cannot hear you well.
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duyamıyorum
duyamıyorum: the inability form gives the required meaning “I cannot hear”, in the present.
Practice round
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Use the present in -iyor for ben: I hear a bird now.
Use the -di past for biz: we heard a strange sound last night.
Express present inability: the connection is poor; I cannot hear you well.
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Describe one sound you hear now and one you heard yesterday. Then write a sentence explaining that a phone connection prevents you from hearing.