Accusative verbs Topic is solved

[MarjanZahedi]

Could someone please explain to me if there is a list of verbs that needs to be in a accusative form in the sentence. Sevmek is the only one that I know.

[DmGabin]

I don’t think that there is such a list, because such verbs are way too numerous. Consult a dictionary. Well, one more to learn: unutmak = to forget:

[MarjanZahedi]

Thank you DmGabin

[MarjanZahedi]

Thank you

[O.Zoe]

Oh, so that's the infamous Tarkan! Tarkan yakışıklıdır. :p

[MarjanZahedi]

Thank you DmGabin for the song, it’s beautiful and I hope soon I will be able to fully understand the meaning. Tesekkurler

[@.bdllh]

Let me give you some examples

Bilmek, anlamak, duymak, görmek, hissetmet, öngörmek, açıklamak, özlemek, istemek etc.

[Danika_Dakika]

@MarjanZahedi --
I want to make sure I understand which question you are asking, because I think you got an answer for (A), but not for (B).

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(A) Which verbs "take" the accusative for their direct object -- instead of some other case?

• Yes, a good dictionary will list which case to use for which verb to get which meaning. Some online dictionaries do not, but my favorite does.
• You can find lists for different cases posted on various sites, but they are usually limited to a few examples. Since the ones that can take the accusative is such a longer list, you might do better to look for lists of common verbs that take other unexpected cases instead.

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(B) Which verbs very nearly always "require" the accusative case for their direct object?

Bad news: There is not a list. We know about sevmek, but the reason we use the accusative with it is not really a rule -- it is about what the verb means. It is hard to say you "love/like" an indefinite thing. Even when you love/like that thing generally, you are really saying that you love every instance of it, and that is sort of specific too.

I love gardens. --> Bahçeleri seviyorum.
I love a parade! [which really means you love any and all parades] --> Geçit törenini/törenlerini seviyorum.

Good news: There are not many verbs like this. Besides sevmek, the only verbs I can think that behave sort of like this are unutmak (already mentioned) -- because you cannot forget something that is indefinite -- and beklemek (sometimes?) -- because mostly you wait for a definite thing or a completely generic thing. Not an exhaustive list obviously, but a different way to think about it!

--Danika_Dakika

[David680268]

Could someone please explain to me if there is a list of verbs that needs to be in a accusative form in the sentence. Sevmek is the only one that I know.

Maybe let us just make our own?

beklemek = to wait

Here is a sentence from Duolingo:

Hostesi bekliyorum. = I am waiting for the flight attendant.