Ölmekte

ölmekte is a Turkish verb form derived from ölmek, meaning to die. It is the present progressive participle form used to express that the action is ongoing at a given time, roughly translating to “is dying” in English. The form is created with the infinitive suffix -mek together with the participle suffix -te, yielding ölmekte.

In use, ölmekte normally appears in written or formal contexts and is less common in everyday speech, where ölüyor is more typical for the progressive aspect. It can function as a predicative form or as part of a participial phrase, especially in descriptive narration. A common construction is ölmekte olan, as in “ölmekte olan hasta” (the patient who is dying). This form conveys a process and can carry a sense of immediacy or emphasis on the ongoing state.

Grammatical notes: ölmekte can be combined with tense and aspect markers to convey time references, such as ölmekteydi (was dying) or ölmekteyken (while dying). It is a non-finite participial form, and its use tends to be more literary or formal, providing a stylistic alternative to the simple present ölüyor or past tense constructions.

Etymology: the word is built from the verb ölmek (to die) with the suffix -mek and the present-participle suffix -te, forming a construction that highlights the continuity of the dying action.

See also: ölmek, ölüyor, ölmekte olan.