Use soğutmak for making something cooler. A person, a device or even an open window can be the cause; the cooled thing is the object.
The idea
The stem soğut- keeps its t in soğutuyorum and soğutacağım. Past soğuttum has the stem t plus suffix t. A specified object takes the accusative: limonatayı, içecekleri, odayı.
| Person | Present continuous | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | soğutuyorum | soğuttum | soğutacağım |
| sen | soğutuyorsun | soğuttun | soğutacaksın |
| o | soğutuyor | soğuttu | soğutacak |
| biz | soğutuyoruz | soğuttuk | soğutacağız |
| siz | soğutuyorsunuz | soğuttunuz | soğutacaksınız |
| onlar | soğutuyorlar | soğuttular | soğutacaklar |
Examples
- Misafirler için limonatayı buzdolabında soğutuyorum.I am chilling the lemonade in the fridge for the guests.
- Dün içecekleri buzla soğuttuk.Yesterday we cooled the drinks with ice.
- Akşama kadar tatlıyı soğutacağım.I will chill the dessert by this evening.
- Açık pencere odayı hızla soğutuyor.The open window is cooling the room quickly.
- Çorbayı biraz soğutur musunuz?Could you cool the soup a little?
- Bu küçük cihaz havayı soğutmuyor.This small device is not cooling the air.
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Watch out
Cooling does not necessarily mean freezing. Use dondurmak when you mean causing something to freeze. If the thing itself gets cooler as the subject, use soğumak.
Try it yourself
Use the present for I: I am chilling the lemonade now.
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soğutuyorum
soğutuyorum: the speaker is causing the cooling now, so -uyor takes the first-person ending -um.
Use the past for we: we cooled the drinks with ice yesterday.
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soğuttuk
soğuttuk: the stem ends in voiceless t, giving past -tu; the final -k marks the group that cooled the drinks.
Choose the verb and use the present: the open window is making the room cooler.
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soğutuyor
soğutuyor: odayı is an affected object, and the window causes the change. Soğuyor would describe the room itself getting cooler.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Use the present for I: I am chilling the lemonade now.
Use the past for we: we cooled the drinks with ice yesterday.
Choose the verb and use the present: the open window is making the room cooler.
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Write what you are chilling for guests, how you cooled drinks yesterday and what effect an open window has on a room.