Use eritmek when a person or another cause makes a substance melt or dissolve. You can melt chocolate; sunlight can melt snow.
The idea
Keep the stem erit- in eritiyorum and eriteceğim. After its voiceless t, the past begins with t: erittim. A specific substance takes the accusative: çikolatayı, tereyağını.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | eritiyorum | erittim | eriteceğim |
| sen | eritiyorsun | erittin | eriteceksin |
| o | eritiyor | eritti | eritecek |
| biz | eritiyoruz | erittik | eriteceğiz |
| siz | eritiyorsunuz | erittiniz | eriteceksiniz |
| onlar | eritiyorlar | erittiler | eritecekler |
Examples
- Şimdi çikolatayı küçük bir tencerede eritiyorum.I am melting the chocolate in a small pot now.
- Dün tereyağını tavada erittik.Yesterday we melted the butter in the pan.
- Yarın mum için biraz balmumu eriteceğim.Tomorrow I will melt some beeswax for a candle.
- Şekeri ılık suda eritin.Dissolve the sugar in lukewarm water.
- Güneş çatıdaki karı eritiyor.The sun is melting the snow on the roof.
- Bu çikolatayı henüz eritmedim.I have not melted this chocolate yet.
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Watch out
If butter itself melts, choose erimek and make butter the subject. With eritmek, identify the cause and the affected material; do not silently swap their roles.
Try it yourself
Use the present for I: I am melting the chocolate now.
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eritiyorum
eritiyorum: the present includes -iyor and the first-person ending -um; the stem still ends in t.
Use the past for we: yesterday we melted the butter.
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erittik
erittik: one t belongs to the stem and the other begins the past suffix; -k identifies “we”.
Give an instruction to several people or politely to one: dissolve the sugar in lukewarm water.
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eritin
eritin: the ending -in makes the command plural or polite; it does not mark a past action.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Use the present for I: I am melting the chocolate now.
Use the past for we: yesterday we melted the butter.
Give an instruction to several people or politely to one: dissolve the sugar in lukewarm water.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write one sentence about melting chocolate now, another about yesterday’s butter, and a polite instruction for dissolving sugar.