tutuklu

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طوتقلی (tutuklu), from Proto-Turkic *tut- (to grasp). Equivalent to tutuk +‎ -lu.

Adjective

tutuklu

  1. captive; arrested, held

Declension

Predicative forms of tutuklu
present tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I am) tutukluyum tutuklu muyum?
sen (you are) tutuklusun tutuklu musun?
o (he/she/it is) tutuklu / tutukludur tutuklu mu?
biz (we are) tutukluyuz tutuklu muyuz?
siz (you are) tutuklusunuz tutuklu musunuz?
onlar (they are) tutuklu(lar) tutuklu(lar) mı?
past tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) tutukluydum tutuklu muydum?
sen (you were) tutukluydun tutuklu muydun?
o (he/she/it was) tutukluydu tutuklu muydu?
biz (we were) tutukluyduk tutuklu muyduk?
siz (you were) tutukluydunuz tutuklu muydunuz?
onlar (they were) tutukluydular tutuklu muydular?
indirect past
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) tutukluymuşum tutuklu muymuşum?
sen (you were) tutukluymuşsun tutuklu muymuşsun?
o (he/she/it was) tutukluymuş tutuklu muymuş?
biz (we were) tutukluymuşuz tutuklu muymuşuz?
siz (you were) tutukluymuşsunuz tutuklu muymuşsunuz?
onlar (they were) tutukluymuşlar tutuklu muymuşlar?
conditional
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (if I) tutukluysam tutuklu muysam?
sen (if you) tutukluysan tutuklu muysan?
o (if he/she/it) tutukluysa tutuklu muysa?
biz (if we) tutukluysak tutuklu muysak?
siz (if you) tutukluysanız tutuklu muysanız?
onlar (if they) tutukluysalar tutuklu muysalar?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN