Azerbaijani/Contents (Latin)/TO BE in the Present Tense

“To be” suffixes in the Present Tense
To convey the same meaning of the English “to be” Azerbaijani has different words and suffixes. The most common of them are the personal suffixes that attach to nouns, adjectives, and locations and express the meaning of “to be + noun/adjective/adverb”.

For example:

• Bu kitabdır = It is a book.

• O, qız qəşəngdir = That girl is beautiful.

• Kitab rəf+də+dir = The book is on the shelf (note that ” də” here indicates location.).

Negative is formed by the word “ deyil ”.

For example:

• Bu kitab deyil = This is not a book.

• Kitab rəfdə deyil = The book is not on the shelf.

• O qız qəşəng deyil = That girl is not beautiful.

Note that ‘y’ is a connecting consonant, which is used between two vowels. For example: Mən güclü+y+əm = I am strong.