Verb conjugator

Kyrgyz verb conjugation tables

Type any Kyrgyz verb, or pick one of 9 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Kyrgyz verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 9 of the most common Kyrgyz verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like болуу (to be / to become) or бар / жок (to have), or type any Kyrgyz verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing болуу (to be / to become) · irregular, suppletive copula (present ~ болуу stem, past ~ эле, negative ~ эмес)

болуу

to be / to become irregular, suppletive copula (present ~ болуу stem, past ~ эле, negative ~ эмес)
Present-Future (Aorist), 'become / will be'
мен болом
сен болосуң
сиз болосуз
ал болот
биз болобуз
силер болосуңар
сиздер болосуздар
алар болушат
Past, 'was / were' (эле)
мен элем
сен элең
сиз элеңиз
ал эле
биз элек
силер элеңер
сиздер элеңиздер
алар эле
Negative Present, 'am/is/are not' (эмес)
мен эмесмин
сен эмессиң
сиз эмессиз
ал эмес
биз эмеспиз
силер эмессиңер
сиздер эмессиздер
алар эмес

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How Kyrgyz conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Present-Future (Aorist), 'become / will be', Past, 'was / were' (эле), Negative Present, 'am/is/are not' (эмес).

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (irregular, suppletive copula (present ~ болуу stem, past ~ эле, negative ~ эмес) for болуу, for example). Irregular verbs like бар / жок (to have) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in Kyrgyz, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the conjugations start to stick on their own.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Kyrgyz verbs?

To conjugate a Kyrgyz verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take болуу (to be / to become): in the мен form it is болом now, элем in the past, and эмесмин in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Kyrgyz verbs?

The most common Kyrgyz verbs include болуу (to be / to become), бар / жок (to have), баруу (to go), келүү (to come), алуу (to take), берүү (to give), көрүү (to see), окуу (to read / to study). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 9.

Is Kyrgyz verb conjugation hard?

Kyrgyz conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Kyrgyz is FSI Category III, about 1100 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Kyrgyz have?

These three, Present-Future (Aorist), 'become / will be', Past, 'was / were' (эле), Negative Present, 'am/is/are not' (эмес), are the core of everyday Kyrgyz and the right place to start. Real Kyrgyz also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.