Verb Atlas · kokmak (to smell / to give off an odor)

Kokmak in Turkish: conjugate and practice "to smell / to give off an odor"

Conjugate kokmak in Turkish across present continuous, simple past, future, aorist, and reported past forms - including negatives and questions. After each table, you can practice the forms interactively.

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Examples in sentences

Çiçekler güzel kokar.

The flowers smell nice.

Mutfak şimdi kahve kokuyor.

The kitchen smells of coffee now.

Usage note

‘kokmak’ means to have or give off a smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant. Use ‘koklamak’ when someone actively smells or sniffs something.

Common phrases

güzel kokmakto smell nice
kötü kokmakto smell bad
kahve kokmakto smell of coffee

Şimdiki zaman

kokmak Present Continuous conjugation

Use it for what is happening right now or around now.

Practice kokmak in present continuous →

Example sentence

Mutfak şimdi kahve kokuyor.

The kitchen smells of coffee now.

Ben: Affirmativekokuyorum
Negativekokmuyorum
Questionkokuyor muyum?

Sen: Affirmativekokuyorsun
Negativekokmuyorsun
Questionkokuyor musun?

O: Affirmativekokuyor
Negativekokmuyor
Questionkokuyor mu?

Biz: Affirmativekokuyoruz
Negativekokmuyoruz
Questionkokuyor muyuz?

Siz: Affirmativekokuyorsunuz
Negativekokmuyorsunuz
Questionkokuyor musunuz?

Onlar: Affirmativekokuyorlar
Negativekokmuyorlar
Questionkokuyorlar mı?

Person	Affirmative	Negative	Question
Ben	kokuyorum	kokmuyorum	kokuyor muyum?
Sen	kokuyorsun	kokmuyorsun	kokuyor musun?
O	kokuyor	kokmuyor	kokuyor mu?
Biz	kokuyoruz	kokmuyoruz	kokuyor muyuz?
Siz	kokuyorsunuz	kokmuyorsunuz	kokuyor musunuz?
Onlar	kokuyorlar	kokmuyorlar	kokuyorlar mı?

Görülen geçmiş zaman

kokmak Simple Past conjugation

Use it for completed events the speaker presents as directly known.

Practice kokmak in simple past →

Example sentence

Oda dün boya koktu.

The room smelled of paint yesterday.

Ben: Affirmativekoktum
Negativekokmadım
Questionkoktum mu?

Sen: Affirmativekoktun
Negativekokmadın
Questionkoktun mu?

O: Affirmativekoktu
Negativekokmadı
Questionkoktu mu?

Biz: Affirmativekoktuk
Negativekokmadık
Questionkoktuk mu?

Siz: Affirmativekoktunuz
Negativekokmadınız
Questionkoktunuz mu?

Onlar: Affirmativekoktular
Negativekokmadılar
Questionkoktular mı?

Person	Affirmative	Negative	Question
Ben	koktum	kokmadım	koktum mu?
Sen	koktun	kokmadın	koktun mu?
O	koktu	kokmadı	koktu mu?
Biz	koktuk	kokmadık	koktuk mu?
Siz	koktunuz	kokmadınız	koktunuz mu?
Onlar	koktular	kokmadılar	koktular mı?

Gelecek zaman

kokmak Future conjugation

Use it for future plans, predictions, and intended actions.

Practice kokmak in future tense →

Example sentence

Ev birazdan yemek kokacak.

The house will soon smell of food.

Ben: Affirmativekokacağım
Negativekokmayacağım
Questionkokacak mıyım?

Sen: Affirmativekokacaksın
Negativekokmayacaksın
Questionkokacak mısın?

O: Affirmativekokacak
Negativekokmayacak
Questionkokacak mı?

Biz: Affirmativekokacağız
Negativekokmayacağız
Questionkokacak mıyız?

Siz: Affirmativekokacaksınız
Negativekokmayacaksınız
Questionkokacak mısınız?

Onlar: Affirmativekokacaklar
Negativekokmayacaklar
Questionkokacaklar mı?

Person	Affirmative	Negative	Question
Ben	kokacağım	kokmayacağım	kokacak mıyım?
Sen	kokacaksın	kokmayacaksın	kokacak mısın?
O	kokacak	kokmayacak	kokacak mı?
Biz	kokacağız	kokmayacağız	kokacak mıyız?
Siz	kokacaksınız	kokmayacaksınız	kokacak mısınız?
Onlar	kokacaklar	kokmayacaklar	kokacaklar mı?

Geniş zaman

kokmak Aorist conjugation

Use it for habits, general truths, abilities, and typical behavior.

Practice kokmak in aorist →

Example sentence

Bu sabun güzel kokar.

This soap smells nice.

Ben: Affirmativekokarım
Negativekokmam
Questionkokar mıyım?

Sen: Affirmativekokarsın
Negativekokmazsın
Questionkokar mısın?

O: Affirmativekokar
Negativekokmaz
Questionkokar mı?

Biz: Affirmativekokarız
Negativekokmayız
Questionkokar mıyız?

Siz: Affirmativekokarsınız
Negativekokmazsınız
Questionkokar mısınız?

Onlar: Affirmativekokarlar
Negativekokmazlar
Questionkokarlar mı?

Person	Affirmative	Negative	Question
Ben	kokarım	kokmam	kokar mıyım?
Sen	kokarsın	kokmazsın	kokar mısın?
O	kokar	kokmaz	kokar mı?
Biz	kokarız	kokmayız	kokar mıyız?
Siz	kokarsınız	kokmazsınız	kokar mısınız?
Onlar	kokarlar	kokmazlar	kokarlar mı?

Duyulan geçmiş zaman

kokmak Reported Past conjugation

Use it for past events known through report, inference, or later discovery.

Practice kokmak in reported past →

Example sentence

Oda galiba duman kokmuş.

Apparently, the room smelled of smoke.

Ben: Affirmativekokmuşum
Negativekokmamışım
Questionkokmuş muyum?

Sen: Affirmativekokmuşsun
Negativekokmamışsın
Questionkokmuş musun?

O: Affirmativekokmuş
Negativekokmamış
Questionkokmuş mu?

Biz: Affirmativekokmuşuz
Negativekokmamışız
Questionkokmuş muyuz?

Siz: Affirmativekokmuşsunuz
Negativekokmamışsınız
Questionkokmuş musunuz?

Onlar: Affirmativekokmuşlar
Negativekokmamışlar
Questionkokmuşlar mı?

Person	Affirmative	Negative	Question
Ben	kokmuşum	kokmamışım	kokmuş muyum?
Sen	kokmuşsun	kokmamışsın	kokmuş musun?
O	kokmuş	kokmamış	kokmuş mu?
Biz	kokmuşuz	kokmamışız	kokmuş muyuz?
Siz	kokmuşsunuz	kokmamışsınız	kokmuş musunuz?
Onlar	kokmuşlar	kokmamışlar	kokmuşlar mı?

Other finite forms

These forms still behave like verb forms in clauses: commands, condition, necessity, wish, ability, and inability.

Form type	Form	Example sentence	Meaning	Use
Informal	kok	Kok.	Say kok when speaking directly to one person.	Direct command form.
Polite / plural	kokun	Kokun.	Say kokun when being polite or speaking to more than one person.	Direct command form.
Negative	kokma	Kokma.	kokma means "do not give off a smell."	Direct command form.
Conditional	kokarsam	Kokarsam, haber veririm.	If I give off a smell, I will let you know.	Finite if-form; changes by person.
Necessitative	kokmalıyım	Kokmalıyım.	I should give off a smell.	Obligation or strong advice.
Optative	kokayım	Kokayım.	Let me give off a smell.	Wish, suggestion, or let-me form.
Ability	kokabilirim	Kokabilirim.	I can give off a smell.	Can do the action.
Inability	kokamam	Kokamam.	I cannot give off a smell.	Cannot do the action.

Informal

kok

Kok.

Say kok when speaking directly to one person.

Direct command form.

Polite / plural

kokun

Kokun.

Say kokun when being polite or speaking to more than one person.

Direct command form.

Negative

kokma

Kokma.

kokma means "do not give off a smell."

Direct command form.

Conditional

kokarsam

Kokarsam, haber veririm.

If I give off a smell, I will let you know.

Finite if-form; changes by person.

Necessitative

kokmalıyım

Kokmalıyım.

I should give off a smell.

Obligation or strong advice.

Optative

kokayım

Kokayım.

Let me give off a smell.

Wish, suggestion, or let-me form.

Ability

kokabilirim

Kokabilirim.

I can give off a smell.

Can do the action.

Inability

kokamam

Kokamam.

I cannot give off a smell.

Cannot do the action.

Derived verb forms

Derived forms extend the base action, for example through negation, ability, or inability.

Form type	Form	Example sentence	Meaning	Use
Negative infinitive	kokmamak	Bugün kokmamak daha iyi.	It is better not to give off a smell today.	Negates the action as an infinitive.
Ability infinitive	kokabilmek	Kokabilmek istiyorum.	I want to be able to give off a smell.	Ability form as a dictionary/infinitive form.
Inability infinitive	kokamamak	Kokamamak zor.	Being unable to give off a smell is hard.	Inability form as an infinitive.

Negative infinitive

kokmamak

Bugün kokmamak daha iyi.

It is better not to give off a smell today.

Negates the action as an infinitive.

Ability infinitive

kokabilmek

Kokabilmek istiyorum.

I want to be able to give off a smell.

Ability form as a dictionary/infinitive form.

Inability infinitive

kokamamak

Kokamamak zor.

Being unable to give off a smell is hard.

Inability form as an infinitive.

Non-finite forms

These forms act more like nouns, adjectives, or modifiers than full tense forms.

Form type	Form	Example sentence	Meaning	Use
Infinitive	kokmak	Kokmak istiyorum.	I want to give off a smell.	Dictionary form of the verb.
Verbal noun	kokma	Kokma kolay değil.	giving off a smell is not easy.	Noun-like action form.
Agent participle	kokan	Kokan kişi bekledi.	The person who give off a smells waited.	Adjective-like form: the person who does the action.
Future participle	kokacak	Kokacak zamanım var.	I have time to give off a smell.	Adjective/noun-like future form.
Past participle	kokmuş	Kokmuş gibi görünüyor.	It looks as if someone has give off a smelled.	Adjective-like completed form.

Infinitive

kokmak

Kokmak istiyorum.

I want to give off a smell.

Dictionary form of the verb.

Verbal noun

kokma

Kokma kolay değil.

giving off a smell is not easy.

Noun-like action form.

Agent participle

kokan

Kokan kişi bekledi.

The person who give off a smells waited.

Adjective-like form: the person who does the action.

Future participle

kokacak

Kokacak zamanım var.

I have time to give off a smell.

Adjective/noun-like future form.

Past participle

kokmuş

Kokmuş gibi görünüyor.

It looks as if someone has give off a smelled.

Adjective-like completed form.

FAQ

What does kokmak mean in Turkish?

kokmak means "to smell / to give off an odor". ‘kokmak’ means to have or give off a smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant. Use ‘koklamak’ when someone actively smells or sniffs something.

How do you say "I am giving off a smell" with kokmak in Turkish?

"I am giving off a smell" with kokmak is usually kokuyorum.

What is the past tense of kokmak?

The first-person simple past form is koktum. The table also shows negative forms and questions.

What kokmak forms should I learn first?

Start with the first-person forms: kokuyorum, koktum, kokacağım, kokarım, kokmuşum. Then practice affirmative, negative, and question forms for all persons. Practice kokmak

How do you say "give off a smell!" in Turkish?

The direct command is kok. The polite or plural command is kokun.

Where can I practice kokmak conjugations?

Open kokmak practice to actively build the forms and get instant feedback. Practice kokmak

Don't just read the table. Practice forming kokuyorum, koktum, kokacağım, kokarım, kokmuşum in short drills.

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