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Questions in Simple Past (oxudumu?)

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Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

To ask a question in the past, add the question particle 'mı/mi/mu/mü' after the past tense verb.

  • Use the past tense suffix (-dı/-di/-du/-dü) first.
  • Add the question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü) after the verb.
  • Ensure the question particle matches the vowel harmony of the verb.
Verb + Past Suffix + Question Particle (e.g., Oxu + du + mu?)

3. Simple Past Interrogative Conjugation (Verb: Yazmaq - To Write)

Person Affirmative Interrogative
Mən (I)
Yazdım
Yazdımmı?
Sən (You)
Yazdın
Yazdınmı?
O (He/She)
Yazdı
Yazdımı?
Biz (We)
Yazdıq
Yazdıqmı?
Siz (You pl.)
Yazdınız
Yazdınızmı?
Onlar (They)
Yazdılar
Yazdılarmı?

Meanings

This grammar is used to inquire about actions or states that were completed in the past.

1

Simple Past Question

Asking if a specific event happened in the past.

“Gəldinmi?”

“Yedinmi?”

2

Confirmation

Seeking confirmation for a past action.

“O getdimi?”

“İşi bitirdinmi?”

3

Polite Inquiry

Asking about past experiences politely.

“Bunu etdinizmi?”

“Gördünüzmü?”

Reference Table

Reference table for Questions in Simple Past (oxudumu?)
Form Structure Example
Affirmative
Verb + Past Suffix
Yazdım
Negative
Verb + Negative + Past
Yazmadım
Question
Verb + Past + Particle
Yazdınmı?
Negative Question
Verb + Neg + Past + Particle
Yazmadınmı?
Formal Question
Verb + Past + Particle (Siz)
Yazdınızmı?
Plural Question
Verb + Past + Particle (Onlar)
Yazdılarmı?

طيف الرسمية

رسمي
Kitabı oxudunuzmu?

Kitabı oxudunuzmu? (Asking about a book)

محايد
Kitabı oxudunmu?

Kitabı oxudunmu? (Asking about a book)

غير رسمي
Kitabı oxudun?

Kitabı oxudun? (Asking about a book)

عامية
Kitabı oxudun?

Kitabı oxudun? (Asking about a book)

Past Question Structure

Past Question

Suffixes

  • -dı Past marker
  • -n You marker

Particles

  • mı Question marker
سجّل مجاناً لقراءة الشرح الكامل

أمثلة حسب المستوى

1

Gəldinmi?

Did you come?

2

Yedinmi?

Did you eat?

3

Gördünmü?

Did you see?

4

Aldınmı?

Did you buy?

1

Dərsi oxudunmu?

Did you read the lesson?

2

Filmi izlədinizmi?

Did you watch the movie?

3

Məktubu yazdınmı?

Did you write the letter?

4

O gəldimi?

Did he/she come?

1

İşi vaxtında bitirdinizmi?

Did you finish the work on time?

2

Dünənki görüşə gəldinmi?

Did you come to yesterday's meeting?

3

Sənə dediyimi etdinmi?

Did you do what I told you?

4

Biletləri aldınızmı?

Did you buy the tickets?

1

Sizə göndərdiyim sənədləri oxudunuzmu?

Did you read the documents I sent you?

2

Hadisəni ətraflı izah etdinizmi?

Did you explain the event in detail?

3

Qərarı dəyişdirdinizmi?

Did you change the decision?

4

Bütün hazırlıqları gördünüzmü?

Did you see to all the preparations?

1

Məsələnin kökünü dərindən araşdırdınızmı?

Did you investigate the root of the matter deeply?

2

Təklif olunan dəyişiklikləri qəbul etdinizmi?

Did you accept the proposed changes?

3

Bu nəticəyə necə gəldinizmi?

How did you arrive at this conclusion?

4

Söz verdiyiniz kimi etdinizmi?

Did you do as you promised?

1

Tarixi konteksti nəzərə aldınızmı?

Did you take the historical context into account?

2

Mübahisəli məqamları aydınlaşdırdınızmı?

Did you clarify the controversial points?

3

İnnovativ yanaşmanı tətbiq etdinizmi?

Did you apply the innovative approach?

4

Gözləntiləri doğrultdunuzmu?

Did you meet the expectations?

سهل الخلط

Questions in Simple Past (oxudumu?) مقابل Present vs Past

Learners mix up -ir and -dı.

Questions in Simple Past (oxudumu?) مقابل Question particle vs Suffix

Attaching the particle.

Questions in Simple Past (oxudumu?) مقابل Personal suffixes

Missing the 'n' in 'you'.

أخطاء شائعة

✗

Gəldin mi?

✓

Gəldinmi?

Particle should be attached or at least properly spaced.
✗

Gəldinmı?

✓

Gəldinmi?

Vowel harmony error.
✗

Gəldi mi?

✓

Gəldimi?

Spacing issues.
✗

Gəldin mu?

✓

Gəldinmi?

Vowel harmony.
✗

Oxudunmu o?

✓

O oxudumu?

Word order.
✗

Gəldiniz mi?

✓

Gəldinizmi?

Spacing.
✗

Yediniz mu?

✓

Yedinizmi?

Vowel harmony.
✗

Gəldinmi idi?

✓

Gəldinmi?

Redundant tense markers.
✗

Gəldinmi ki?

✓

Gəldinmi?

Incorrect particle usage.
✗

Gəldinmi?

✓

Gəldinmi?

Correct, but check context.
✗

Gəldinmi?

✓

Gəldinmi?

Correct.

أنماط الجُمل

___ etdinmi?

___ getdinmi?

___ gördünmü?

___ aldınızmı?

Real World Usage

Texting very common

Gəldinmi?

Business common

Məktubu aldınızmı?

Travel common

Bilet aldınızmı?

Food Delivery occasional

Yeməyi gətirdinizmi?

Social Media common

Filmi izlədinmi?

Job Interview common

Təcrübəniz varmı?

سجّل مجاناً لرؤية جميع الأمثلة
💡

Vowel Harmony

Always check the last vowel of the verb.
⚠️

Spacing

Never attach the particle to the verb.
🎯

Intonation

Use a rising tone at the end.
💬

Politeness

Use 'siz' for formal situations.

Smart Tips

Always check the last vowel.

Gəldin mu? → Gəldinmi?

Space the particle.

Gəldinmi → Gəldin mi

Use rising intonation.

Gəldinmi (flat) → Gəldinmi? (rising)

Use 'siz' suffix.

Gəldinmi? → Gəldinizmi?

النطق

Gəldin-mi?

Question particle

The particle is usually unstressed and follows the intonation of the sentence.

Rising

Gəldinmi? ↑

Standard question.

احفظها

وسيلة تذكّر

Remember 'Past-Particle-Pair': Past tense first, then the particle.

ربط بصري

Imagine a train: the engine is the verb, the carriage is the past tense, and the caboose is the question mark particle.

Rhyme

Past tense verb is the base, add the particle to win the race.

Story

Ali went to the store. Did he buy bread? 'Aldımı?'. He checked his list. 'Baxdımı?'. He was happy. 'Gördümü?'.

Word Web

GəldinmiYedinmiGördünmüAldınmıOxudunmuBildinmi

تحدٍّ

Ask 5 friends 5 different questions about their day using the past tense.

ملاحظات ثقافية

In Azerbaijan, asking questions is a way to show interest in the other person's life.

The interrogative particle is common in Turkic languages.

بدايات محادثة

“

Dünən nə etdin?

“

Filmi bəyəndinmi?

“

İşi bitirdinmi?

“

Qərarı verdinizmi?

مواضيع للكتابة اليومية

Write about your weekend.
Describe a trip you took.
Reflect on a past challenge.
Interview a friend.

أخطاء شائعة

Incorrect

صحيح

Incorrect

صحيح

Incorrect

صحيح

Incorrect

صحيح

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Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

Sən dünən gəldin___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mi
Vowel harmony.
Choose the correct form. اختيار متعدد

O gəldi___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mi
Vowel harmony.
Fix the error. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Gəldinmi?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Gəldin mi
Spacing.
Reorder the sentence. Sentence Reorder

Arrange the words in the correct order:

All words placed

Click words above to build the sentence

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Sən dünən gəldinmi?
Word order.
Translate to Azerbaijani. الترجمة

Did you eat?

Answer starts with: Yed...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Yedinmi?
Correct person.
Match the verb. Match Pairs

Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Gəl - Gəldinmi
Correct conjugation.
Conjugate. Conjugation Drill

Oxu (Siz)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Oxudunuzmu?
Correct person.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Sən / kitab / oxu

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kitabı oxudunmu?
Correct structure.

Score: /8

تمارين تطبيقية

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

Sən dünən gəldin___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mi
Vowel harmony.
Choose the correct form. اختيار متعدد

O gəldi___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mi
Vowel harmony.
Fix the error. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Gəldinmi?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Gəldin mi
Spacing.
Reorder the sentence. Sentence Reorder

gəldinmi / dünən / sən

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Sən dünən gəldinmi?
Word order.
Translate to Azerbaijani. الترجمة

Did you eat?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Yedinmi?
Correct person.
Match the verb. Match Pairs

Gəl - Gəldinmi

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Gəl - Gəldinmi
Correct conjugation.
Conjugate. Conjugation Drill

Oxu (Siz)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Oxudunuzmu?
Correct person.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Sən / kitab / oxu

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kitabı oxudunmu?
Correct structure.

Score: /8

الأسئلة الشائعة (8)

It is a grammatical rule in Azerbaijani.

No, it stays the same.

Yes, e.g., 'Gəlmədinmi?'.

It is neutral.

The meaning will be unclear.

No, it is very regular.

Use 'nə' + verb.

Yes, it is standard.

Scaffolded Practice

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2

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

سجّل مجاناً للتدريب

In Other Languages

Spanish low

Did you...?

Azerbaijani uses a particle.

French partial

Est-ce que...?

Azerbaijani uses a suffix-like particle.

German low

Hast du...?

Azerbaijani uses a particle.

Japanese moderate

ka

Azerbaijani particle changes with vowel harmony.

Arabic low

hal

Azerbaijani uses a suffix.

Chinese moderate

ma

Azerbaijani particle changes with vowel harmony.

Learning Path

Prerequisites

Related Grammar Rules

A0

Asking 'How many?' (Neçə?)
A2

Questions in Past Continuous (oxuyurdumu?)
B1

Questions in Conditionals (Gəlsəmi?)
B2

Questions in Subjunctive (gəliyəmi?)
B1

Questions in Past Perfect (oxumuşdumu?)
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