Hissediyorum

Hissediyorum is a Turkish verb form derived from hissetmek, meaning to feel or sense. It is the first-person singular present continuous form, used to express an ongoing physical sensation, emotion, or perceived state. In Turkish, the subject is often implied, so hissediyorum can stand alone as “I am feeling” or “I feel.”

The verb can describe a range of experiences, from bodily sensations to emotional states. Examples include kendimi iyi hissediyorum (I feel well), korku hissediyorum (I feel fear), or bir süre endişe hissediyorum (I am feeling anxious for a while). It is common to combine with adjectives or nouns to specify what is being felt, such as acı hissediyorum (I feel pain) or soğuk havayı hissediyorum (I feel the cold air).

Phonologically, hissediyorum illustrates Turkish voice assimilation: the stem-end t becomes d in the present continuous form, yielding hissediyorum rather than hissetiyorum in everyday speech. This pattern is characteristic of many Turkish verbs in the same tense formation.

Related concepts include hissedilmek (to be felt) as a passive or experiential sense, and duymak (to feel by perception or to hear). Hissediyorum thus plays a central role in expressing subjective experience in Turkish, from simple well-being to nuanced emotional states. See also hissiyat (feeling, sensation) for related vocabulary.