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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بسیط (basît), from Arabic بَسِيط (basīṭ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
basit
- easy
- Synonym: kolay
- Antonyms: güç, zor
Kerpiçten yapılmış basit bir evde yaşıyordu.- was living in a simple house made of clay.
- primitive
- Synonym: iptidaî
Basit bir insan olduğundan ekonomik problemlerin çözümünü anlamaz.- As is a simple person, doesn't understand the solution of economic problems.
Declension
Predicative forms of basit
| present tense
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (I am)
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basitim
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basit miyim?
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| sen (you are)
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basitsin
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basit misin?
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| o (he/she/it is)
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basit / basittir
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basit mi?
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| biz (we are)
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basitiz
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basit miyiz?
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| siz (you are)
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basitsiniz
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basit misiniz?
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| onlar (they are)
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basit(ler)
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basit(ler) mi?
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| past tense
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (I was)
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basittim
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basit miydim?
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| sen (you were)
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basittin
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basit miydin?
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| o (he/she/it was)
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basitti
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basit miydi?
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| biz (we were)
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basittik
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basit miydik?
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| siz (you were)
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basittiniz
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basit miydiniz?
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| onlar (they were)
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basittiler
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basit miydiler?
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| indirect past
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (I was)
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basitmişim
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basit miymişim?
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| sen (you were)
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basitmişsin
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basit miymişsin?
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| o (he/she/it was)
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basitmiş
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basit miymiş?
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| biz (we were)
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basitmişiz
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basit miymişiz?
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| siz (you were)
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basitmişsiniz
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basit miymişsiniz?
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| onlar (they were)
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basitmişler
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basit miymişler?
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| conditional
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positive declarative
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positive interrogative
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| ben (if I)
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basitsem
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basit miysem?
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| sen (if you)
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basitsen
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basit miysen?
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| o (if he/she/it)
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basitse
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basit miyse?
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| biz (if we)
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basitsek
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basit miysek?
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| siz (if you)
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basitseniz
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basit miyseniz?
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| onlar (if they)
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basitseler
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basit miyseler?
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For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.
Derived terms
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “basît”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 89
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “basit”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- “basit”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “basit”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı