Research Article / Araştırma Makalesi Cite as/ Atıf: Ertürk, H.İ. (2023). Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) ağzında şimdiki zaman ekinin kullanımı üzerine bazı tespitler. Turkish Studies - Language, 18(2), 923-935. https://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.68110 Received/Geliş: 01 February/Şubat 2023 Checked by plagiarism software Accepted/Kabul: 25 June/Haziran 2023 © Yazar(lar)/Author(s) | CC BY- NC 4.0 Published/Yayın: 30 June/Haziran 2023 Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) Ağzında Şimdiki Zaman Ekinin Kullanımı Üzerine Bazı Tespitler Some Determinations on the Use of the Present Continuous Tense Suffix in the Dialect of Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) Halilibrahim Ertürk * Abstract: Anatolian dialects are the regional branches of Turkey Turkish that constitute the written language of the Turkish in the Anatolian field. Anatolian dialects, which can vary according to regions, provinces and sometimes even districts, constitute one of the important areas that should not be neglected for the determination of the richness and delicacy of the language. These dialects have some phonetic, morphological and lexical features, unlike the standard Turkey Turkish used as a written language. It is also seen that a morphological element that cannot be understood despite its use in a local dialect carries the traces of an archaic element from the past periods of the language. Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) dialect, which is the subject of the study, differs from other dialects in the region with its distinctive phonetic, morphological and lexical features. One of the characteristic and remarkable features that distinguishes it from other dialects in the region is the use of the present continuous tense suffix. The subject of this study is the use of the present continuous tense suffix in the Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) dialect and its different appearances. The scope of the study is the Bolvadin (district center) dialect. Within the scope of the study, the appearances of the present continuous tense suffix “-(V)yor” in Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) dialect during positive and negative verb conjugations, the characteristic appearances that occur when combined with vowel/consonant-ending verbs and verbs with different phonetic features in terms of backness-frontness and the gemination of the “y” consonant at the beginning of the suffix is emphasized. As a result of the examination, it has been seen that the present continuous tense conjugation in Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) dialect displays different appearances according to the sound in the verb root and the end of the verb, and positive/negative conjugations. The presence of vowels or consonants at the end of the word to which the present continuous tense suffix is added, the presence of back vowels/front vowels in words ending with a vowel, the words ending with a consonant and with the negative suffix “-mA” have a back or front vocal; are the issues that determine the phonetic status and usage of the present continuous tense suffix. Structured Abstract: Examining and revealing the characteristic features of dialects and dialects developed in the area where a language spreads is the healthiest way to illuminate the language in question with all its aspects. The studies to be carried out in this way will make important contributions to the determination of all the phonetic, morphological, lexical and semantic features of the language. Bolvadin (Afyonkarahisar) * Dr. Öğr. Üyesi, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü. Asst. Prof., Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Turkish Language and Literature. 0000-0002-6966-4302 halil.erturk@bilecik.edu.tr