“Reading” (present) in Turkish
In Turkish, “Reading” (the verb, in the present tense) is written as:
I: Okuyorum
You: Okuyorsun
You, formal: Okuyorsunuz
You, plural: Okuyorsunuz
He / she / it: Okuyor
We: Okuyoruz
They: Okuyorlar
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Examples in sentences or statements
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Reading” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of “Reading” (Read in the present participle.)
“I’m reading a great book right now. Let me tell you about it.”
Şu an harika bir kitap okuyorum. Sana ondan bahsedeyim.
“No, I’m not reading right now.”
Hayır, şu an bir şey okumuyorum.
“What are you reading?”
Ne okuyorsun?
“What books are you two reading currently?”
Şu an hangi kitapları okuyorsunuz?
“He is reading a book from his phone.”
Telefonundan kitap okuyor.
“He is reading the newspaper.”
Gazeteyi okuyor.
“What does the GPS read?”
GPS ne okuyor?
“The ladies over there are reading the newspaper.”
Oradaki kadınlar gazete okuyorlar.
“We’re reading Homer’s Odyssey.”
Homeros’un Odysseia kitabını okuyoruz.
In other Mediterranean languages and dialects
“Reading” (present) in Egyptian Arabic
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