Okudular

Okudular is a Turkish verb form meaning “they read” or “they have read.” It is the third-person plural simple past tense of the verb okumak (to read) and is commonly used in narrative and reporting to describe a completed reading action by a group.

Morphology and form: Turkish verbs express past tense by adding a past tense suffix that agrees with the vowel harmony of the verb stem, typically -di, -dı, -du, or -dü. For third-person plural subjects, a personal suffix indicating plural is added, usually -lar or -ler. When applied to okumak, the combined form becomes okudular. Thus, okudular literally encodes the stem oku- with the past suffix and the plural subject marker.

Usage and nuance: Okudular appears in prose, dialogue, and reports to convey that multiple people carried out the reading in the past. It does not inherently indicate the speaker’s certainty about whether the action has relevance to the present; that aspect would be expressed with surrounding context or with different tenses or particles. Common sentence examples include “Onlar kitabı okudular” (They read the book) and “Düzeni kontrol ettiler ve okudular” (They checked the arrangement and read it).

Regional and linguistic notes: The form okudular is standard Turkish and is understood across Turkish-speaking communities. Turkish verb conjugation relies on vowel harmony and suffix stacking, so other verb stems with similar patterns produce analogous forms in past tense with plural subjects.