dinle

Dinle is a Turkish verb form meaning “listen,” used as the informal imperative for the second person singular. It derives from the verb dinlemek, whose basic meaning is to listen or to hear.

Usage: Dinle is used to issue a direct command to one person in casual speech. For formal or plural address, other imperatives are used, such as dinleyin (you all / polite form) or dinleyiniz (older or formal).

Examples: Dinle beni. Dinle şimdi. In these phrases, the verb often takes objects or adverbs, as Turkish word order allows flexible placement of elements like beni (“me”) or şimdi (“now”).

Forms and related words: Infinitive — dinlemek; noun — dinleme (the act of listening); present participle/adjective — dinleyen (the one who listens) or dinleyici (listener). Turkish verbs are agglutinative, so additional suffixes express tense, mood, and voice, while the imperative dinle remains a concise command form.

Notes: Beyond its basic use, dinle appears in everyday speech and in media as a common command form, sometimes encountered in titles or slogans that rely on the direct imperative sense. As part of a broader Turkish verb system, dinlemek and its derivatives illustrate typical verb formation and usage in casual dialogue.