How Formal Is It?
"Toplantıda projenin detaylarından zikredildi. (The details of the project were mentioned at the meeting.)"
"Ondan bahsetmek istemiyorum. (I don't want to talk about him.)"
"Bizim projeden biraz konuşalım. (Let's talk a bit about our project.)"
"Bana oyuncağını anlattı. (He told me about his toy.)"
"Dün seni laf ettiler. (They talked about you yesterday.)"
حقيقة ممتعة
This word came into Turkish from Arabic, demonstrating the historical linguistic and cultural exchange between Turkish and Arabic. Many Turkish words have Arabic roots, especially those related to abstract concepts, religion, and intellectual discourse.
دليل النطق
- Pronouncing 'h' too softly or not at all.
- Confusing 'e' with 'i' sound.
أنماط نحوية
أنماط الجُمل
Bir şeyden bahsetmek (to mention/talk about something)
Dün toplantıda yeni projeden bahsettik. (We talked about the new project in the meeting yesterday.)
Birinden bahsetmek (to mention/talk about someone)
Öğretmen, sınıfın en çalışkan öğrencisinden bahsetti. (The teacher mentioned the most hardworking student in the class.)
Konuşmak istediğin şeyden bahset. (Talk about what you want to talk about.)
Bana sorunlarından bahsetmeni istiyorum. (I want you to tell me about your problems.)
Ondan bahsetmeye değer mi? (Is it worth mentioning him/it?)
Bu konudan bahsetmeye değer mi bilmiyorum. (I don't know if this topic is worth mentioning.)
Kendinden bahseder misin? (Would you tell me about yourself?)
İş görüşmesinde kendimden bahsettim. (I talked about myself in the job interview.)
Sana bahsettiğim konu bu. (This is the topic I mentioned to you.)
Sana bahsettiğim restoran burası. (This is the restaurant I mentioned to you.)
Bahsedildiği gibi... (As mentioned...)
Daha önce de bahsedildiği gibi, bu proje çok önemli. (As mentioned before, this project is very important.)
Bahsetmeye gerek yok ki... (Needless to say...)
Bahsetmeye gerek yok ki, bu durum herkesi üzdü. (Needless to say, this situation saddened everyone.)
عائلة الكلمة
الأسماء
كيفية الاستخدام
Use 'bahsetmek' when you want to say 'to mention' or 'to talk about' something in Turkish. It often takes the ablative case (-den/-dan) for the thing being mentioned. For example, 'Ondan bahsettim' means 'I mentioned him/her/it.'
A common mistake is using the wrong case with 'bahsetmek'. Remember to use the ablative case (-den/-dan) for the object being talked about. For instance, instead of saying '*Onu bahsettim*' (which is incorrect), you should say 'Ondan bahsettim' (I mentioned him/her/it).
نصائح
Use with -den / -dan
The verb "bahsetmek" always requires the ablative case suffix (-den / -dan) for the thing being mentioned. Think of it as 'to talk from' or 'to mention from'.
Common usage: Konu/Durum
It's frequently used when discussing a topic (konu) or a situation (durum). Pay attention to the context.
Informal vs. Formal
"Bahsetmek" is a versatile verb suitable for both informal chats and more formal discussions. It's a good general-purpose word for 'mentioning'.
Synonym: Söz etmek
A close synonym is "söz etmek", which also means 'to mention' or 'to talk about'. They are often interchangeable.
Context is key
The exact nuance of "bahsetmek" can change slightly depending on the context. Sometimes it means 'to refer to', other times 'to discuss briefly'.
Practice with examples
The best way to get comfortable with "bahsetmek" is to use it in sentences. Try forming your own sentences about things you mention or talk about.
Don't confuse with 'söylemek'
While related, "söylemek" means 'to say' or 'to tell', usually directly. "Bahsetmek" implies a less direct or more general discussion of a subject.
Listen for it
When listening to Turkish conversations, try to catch instances of "bahsetmek" to understand its natural rhythm and usage. This helps with aural comprehension.
Focus on the root
The root of "bahsetmek" is "bahis", which means 'bet' or 'discussion'. This connection might help you remember its meaning.
Use with personal pronouns
You can use "bahsetmek" to talk about people. For example, "Ondan bahsettik" means 'We talked about him/her'.
احفظها
وسيلة تذكّر
Imagine you're at a 'bah' (like a bar) and you 'set' your drink down to 'mek' (make) a mention of something interesting. **Bah-set-mek** - to mention.
ربط بصري
Picture a bustling Turkish market. Someone is pointing animatedly to a stall, 'bahsetmek'ing about the delicious lokum. You can almost hear the chatter and see the hand gestures that go along with 'mentioning' something. Alternatively, think of two people gossiping and whispering, 'bahsetmek'ing about a secret.
Word Web
تحدٍّ
Try to use 'bahsetmek' in a few sentences. For example: * **O, tatilinden bahsetti.** (He mentioned his holiday.) * **Toplantıda bu konudan bahsetmeliyiz.** (We should talk about this topic in the meeting.) * **Neden ondan hiç bahsetmiyorsun?** (Why don't you ever mention him?)
أصل الكلمة
Arabic
المعنى الأصلي: to discuss, to research
Afro-Asiaticالسياق الثقافي
When Turks say 'bahsetmek,' it often implies a casual mention or a brief discussion rather than an in-depth analysis. It's a common verb used in everyday conversations to refer to something or someone without going into extensive detail. For instance, you might 'bahsetmek' about a recent trip or a mutual friend in passing.
تدرّب في الحياة الواقعية
سياقات واقعية
Talking about people or things indirectly
- Ondan bahsetmek istemiyorum.
- Bana ondan bahsetti.
- Konuştuğumuz konudan bahset.
- Biraz kendinden bahseder misin?
Referring to something previously discussed
- Daha önce bahsettiğim gibi...
- Bahsettiğimiz gibi, toplantı iptal edildi.
Not mentioning something specific
- Adını hiç bahsetmedi.
- Detaylardan bahsetmedim.
Asking someone to mention something
- Bana ondan bahseder misin?
- Biraz daha bahseder misin?
Talking about an abstract idea or concept
- Kitapta mutluluktan bahsediyor.
- Filozof özgürlükten bahsetti.
بدايات محادثة
"Arkadaşlarınla konuşurken en çok hangi konulardan bahsetmeyi seversin?"
"Bana en son okuduğun kitaptan bahseder misin?"
"Çocukluğundan bahsederken en çok neyi hatırlarsın?"
"Seyahat etmeyi sevdiğin bir yer var mı? O yerden biraz bahseder misin?"
"Bugün seni mutlu eden bir şeyden bahseder misin?"
مواضيع للكتابة اليومية
Bugün kiminle konuştun ve nelerden bahsettiniz? Detaylıca yaz.
Hayatta seni en çok motive eden şey ne? Bu konuda nasıl düşünüyorsun, detaylıca bahset.
Gelecekte gerçekleştirmek istediğin bir hayalin var mı? Bu hayalinden ve onu nasıl gerçekleştirmeyi düşündüğünden bahset.
Seni en çok etkileyen bir film veya kitaptan bahset. Neden bu kadar etkilendin?
Eğer bir günlüğüne istediğin bir kişiliğe bürünebilseydin, kim olmak isterdin ve neden? Bu deneyiminden bahset.
الأسئلة الشائعة
10 أسئلةYou use 'bahsetmek' with the dative case (-e/-a). For example:
'Ondan bahsettik.' (We talked about him/her.)
'Konuştuğumuz konudan bahseder misin?' (Can you mention the topic we talked about?)
Bahsetmek means 'to mention' or 'to briefly talk about something,' often implying less depth. Konuşmak means 'to talk' or 'to speak' more generally, and can imply a longer or more detailed conversation. Think of 'bahsetmek' as a quick reference, and 'konuşmak' as a full discussion.
No, 'bahsetmek' isn't for 'telling someone something.' For that, you'd typically use 'söylemek' (to say/tell). 'Bahsetmek' is more about bringing up a topic or person.
Yes, 'bahsetmek' always takes the dative case (-e/-a) for the thing or person being mentioned or talked about. For example, 'kitaptan bahsetmek' (to mention the book).
'Bahsetmek' is a compound verb made of 'bahis' (mention) + 'etmek' (to do). You conjugate 'etmek.' Here's the present tense for 'etmek':
Ben ederim
Sen edersin
O eder
Biz ederiz
Siz edersiniz
Onlar ederler
So, 'Ben ondan bahsederim.' (I mention him/her.)
Yes, 'bahsetmek' is a very common and useful verb in everyday Turkish conversations. You'll hear and use it often.
Not directly. While you might mention something you're unhappy about, 'bahsetmek' itself doesn't carry the meaning of 'to complain.' For 'to complain,' you'd use verbs like 'şikayet etmek.'
'O konudan bir daha bahsetme.' (Don't mention that topic again.)
'Ondan hiç bahsetmedik.' (We never mentioned him/her.)
A common phrase is 'bahsi geçmek,' which means 'for something to be mentioned.' For example, 'Adın bahsi geçti.' (Your name was mentioned.)
Think of it as 'talking to a topic' or 'referring to a person.' The dative case often indicates direction or reference. So, you 'bahsetmek' -e/-a something.
اختبر نفسك 30 أسئلة
Which of these means 'to mention' or 'to talk about'?
'Bahsetmek' means to mention or to talk about. The others mean to eat, to drink, and to run.
How do you say 'He mentions his family' in Turkish?
'O ailesinden bahsediyor' means 'He mentions his family.'
Which sentence correctly uses 'bahsetmek'?
'Ben yeni bir konudan bahsettim' means 'I talked about a new topic.' This is the correct usage of 'bahsetmek'.
'Bahsetmek' is used when you want to say 'to sleep'.
'Bahsetmek' means 'to mention' or 'to talk about', not 'to sleep'.
If you say 'Ondan bahsedelim.', you are suggesting 'Let's talk about him/her/it.'
'Ondan bahsedelim' literally translates to 'Let's talk about him/her/it,' which is a correct usage of 'bahsetmek'.
You can use 'bahsetmek' to describe the action of running.
'Bahsetmek' means to mention or talk about. The verb for running is 'koşmak'.
Did Ahmet mention him/her?
I don't want to mention it in that meeting.
They are talking about the book.
Read this aloud:
Bu konudan bahset.
Focus: bahset
قلت:
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Read this aloud:
Ondan bahsetme.
Focus: bahsetme
قلت:
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Read this aloud:
Arkadaşımdan bahsediyorum.
Focus: arkadaşımdan bahsediyorum
قلت:
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O, toplantıda sürekli eski anılarından ____.
The sentence is in the past tense, indicating that 'he/she talked about' old memories. 'bahsetti' is the simple past tense form.
Lütfen bu konudan bir daha ____.
The sentence is a negative command, meaning 'please don't mention this topic again'. 'bahsetmeyin' is the negative imperative form.
Öğretmen, sınavda çıkacak konulardan ____.
The sentence implies that the teacher had mentioned the topics before. 'bahsetmişti' is the past perfect tense, indicating a past action completed before another past action or point in time.
Arkadaşım dün telefonda tatil planlarından bahsetmedi.
The sentence states that the friend 'did not mention' holiday plans. The question implies the opposite, making it false if the friend actually did mention them, but the prompt says 'did not mention', so it should be true. Re-evaluating: 'Arkadaşım dün telefonda tatil planlarından bahsetmedi.' means 'My friend did not mention holiday plans on the phone yesterday.' So, if the friend did not mention it, the statement is true. The provided answer 'false' indicates that the friend *did* mention it. Let's assume the context implies the friend *did* mention them. If the friend *didn't* mention them, then the statement is true. Since the prompt asks for a true/false question and provides the correct answer 'false', it means that in the implied context, the friend *did* mention the plans. Thus, the statement 'My friend did not mention holiday plans' is false.
Gelecek hafta yapacağımız toplantıdan henüz kimseye bahsetmedim.
The statement 'I haven't mentioned our meeting next week to anyone yet' is a direct statement of fact. If this is true, then the correct answer is true.
Kitapta yazar, sadece kendi hayatından bahsediyor.
The statement says 'In the book, the author only talks about their own life.' If the author talks about other things as well, then this statement is false.
The author mentioned interesting events from their childhood at the end of the book.
He didn't hesitate to mention the financial difficulties of the project in the meeting.
The speaker talked at length about current technological developments and their effects on the future.
Read this aloud:
Gelecek planlarınızdan bahsetmek ister misiniz?
Focus: bahsetmek
قلت:
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Read this aloud:
En son okuduğunuz kitaptan biraz bahseder misiniz?
Focus: bahseder misiniz
قلت:
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Read this aloud:
Seyahatlerinizden en çok aklınızda kalan anılardan bahsetmenizi rica ediyorum.
Focus: bahsetmenizi rica ediyorum
قلت:
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Which of the following best completes the sentence: 'Toplantıda yeni projeden hiç ___.'
The sentence implies that the new project was not mentioned. 'Bahsetmediler' means 'they did not mention'.
Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: 'Konuşmasında sık sık çocukluğundan ___.'
'Bahsetti' means 'he/she mentioned/talked about' and fits the context of someone talking about their childhood.
Which sentence correctly uses 'bahsetmek' in a negative context?
This sentence expresses a desire not to mention someone again, indicating a negative context.
The sentence 'Dün olanlardan hiç bahsetmedim.' means 'I talked a lot about what happened yesterday.'
'Hiç bahsetmedim' means 'I did not mention at all', so the statement is false.
If someone says 'Bana ondan bahseder misin?', they are asking you to tell them about that person/thing.
'Bana ondan bahseder misin?' directly translates to 'Can you tell me about him/her/it?', so the statement is true.
The verb 'bahsetmek' can only be used when talking about pleasant topics.
'Bahsetmek' simply means 'to mention' or 'to talk about' and can be used for any topic, pleasant or unpleasant.
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Perfect score!
Use with -den / -dan
The verb "bahsetmek" always requires the ablative case suffix (-den / -dan) for the thing being mentioned. Think of it as 'to talk from' or 'to mention from'.
Common usage: Konu/Durum
It's frequently used when discussing a topic (konu) or a situation (durum). Pay attention to the context.
Informal vs. Formal
"Bahsetmek" is a versatile verb suitable for both informal chats and more formal discussions. It's a good general-purpose word for 'mentioning'.
Synonym: Söz etmek
A close synonym is "söz etmek", which also means 'to mention' or 'to talk about'. They are often interchangeable.
محتوى ذو صلة
مزيد من كلمات social
adam
A1Man
afedersiniz
A1Excuse me or pardon me.
affedersiniz
A1excuse me or sorry
affetmek
A2to forgive
ahlak
B1Ethics, morality, or character
alaka
B1Interest, relation, or connection to something
anlatmak
A2to tell or explain
anlaşmak
A1To agree
anlaşmaz
B1having no conflict or disputes
anlaşmazlık
B1disagreement, conflict
