| II. -iyor değil
Here the -iyor suffix makes the verb a state or progressive action. This is very often used with a negative root.
III. -miyor değil
Bilmiyor değilim.
Don’t think that I don’t know about it.
This is used when something has been said implying ignorance and lack of awareness.
Sample Sentences:
Stated fact
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Correcting a misconception
(double negative makes an emphatic positive statement)
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Anlıyorum.
I understand.
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Anlamıyor değilim.
I DO understand. (don’t think I don’t)
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Bunları biliyorsun.
You know these things.
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Bunları bilmiyor değilsin.
I know that you DO know these things.
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Onu tanıyorum.
I know him.
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Onu tanımıyor değilim.
I DO know him (don’t think I don’t)
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Bunun farkındayım.
I am aware of this.
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Bunu farketmiyor değilim.
Of course, I am fully aware of this.
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IV. -miş değilim
By adding -miş to the verb root we represent the act as completed. In combination with değil, we get the notion of not having done something which we were supposed to have done sometime in the past.
O yerleri görüp gezmiş değilim. I’ve not (as you imply) seen and visited those places.
Here the words in parenthesis indicate the tone of the reply. It is implicit in the form used.
This form can also be used with the negative root.
Böyle bir teşebbüste bulunmamış değiller.
They certainly have made attempts in that direction. Don’t imagine that they have not.
The double negative implies a positive thought behind a pattern such as this.
Don’t think they have not; you can be sure that they have.
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