Yapsam

Yapsam is a Turkish word that functions as the first-person singular conditional form of the verb yapmak, meaning to do or to make. It translates roughly as "if I do" or "I would do" and is used to express a hypothetical action or a proposal within a sentence.

In Turkish, the conditional mood is formed by adding the suffix -sa/-se to the verb stem, often with person endings. Yapsam is created by combining yap- (the stem of yapmak) with -sa and the first-person singular ending -m, producing a form that introduces a conditional clause. The word is commonly used in both written and spoken Turkish to discuss what one would do under certain conditions and can appear with or without an explicit conditional marker like Eğer.

Usage notes and examples help illustrate its role. For example: Yapsam bu işi bitirebilirim.Translates as: If I do this, I can finish the job. Another usage is in questions or tentative proposals, such as Yapsam mı? Ne dersiniz? meaning "Should I do it? What do you think?" Yapsam is not a proper noun and is primarily a grammatical form; it may occur in literature, dialogue, or everyday speech to convey hypothetical or tentative action.

See also Turkish grammar, conditional mood, yap- verb family.