unutuyor

Unutuyor is a Turkish verb form that translates roughly as “is forgetting” or “forgets,” depending on context. It is the third-person singular present continuous form of the verb unutmak, which means to forget. The infinitive of the verb is unutmak; the present continuous is formed by adding the suffix -iyor to the stem unut-, and for the third person singular the form is unutuyor. Turkish allows dropping the subject, so you can simply say Unutuyor, meaning “(he/she/it) is forgetting,” in appropriate context. Other present-tense forms include Ben unutuyorum, Sen unutuyorsun, O unutuyor, Biz unutuyoruz, Siz unutuyorsunuz, Onlar unutuyorlar.

Usage in Turkish covers ongoing actions as well as temporary states. Because Turkish grammar lacks a separate continuous tense in some constructions, the -iyor form often conveys a current or temporary activity, with meaning clarified by context. Examples: O anahtarlarını unutuyor. (He/She is forgetting his/her keys.) Bu hafta çok unutuyor. (This week, he/she is forgetting a lot.)

Related forms include unuttu (past tense: he/she forgot), unutuyoruz (we are forgetting), and unutacak (he/she will forget). The negative present is O unutmuyor (he/she does not forget), and the negated infinitive is unutmamak. The verb connects with phrases meaning to forget about something or to forget someone, and it is frequently used in everyday speech as well as in literature and media.

Etymology traces unutmak to the Turkish verb stem unut- with the infinitive suffix -mak, a common pattern for forming verbs in Turkish.