duymak
to hear

dinlemek
to listen

Ben biraz duyuyorum.
I'm hearing a bit.

....

-ebilmek/-abilmek
to be able to

-ememek/-amamak
not to be able to

konuşmak
to speak

konuşabilmek
to be able to speak

konuşamamak
not to be able to speak

konuş + ama + ıyor + um
>konuşamıyorum
I can't speak. (literally: I'm not being able to speak)

in Turkish, the predicates are made by the personal endings. there are three types of them. the first types are used for the meaning of am/is/are.

the stereotypes of the personal suffixes of 1st type:

-im ...... I'm
-sin ...... you are
(nothing) ... he/she/it is ((most of the sources teach as if it's "-dir". but the "-dir" suffix has four meanings: guess, examplifying, generalisation and formal expression. the sources teach "-dir" because of the function of formal expression.))
-iz .... we are
-siniz ... you are (plural or respect 'you')
-ler ...  they are ((if the subject is already plural, one can omit the "-ler" suffix in the predicate.)

Alice is pronounced "Alis" according to the Turkish alphabet. So you should imagine that your name is "Alis" when you are to add any suffix to add.

Alis + im
>>Alis'im
>>Alice'im

Ben Alice'im
I'm Alice

-de/-da : in/at/on - locative case

Türkiye + de >> Türkiye'de

(since Türkiye is a proper noun, you must use and apostrophe after adding a suffix which isn't derivative.)

oturmak

1) to sit, to sit down

2) to dwell, to live

Dört ay
four months

Dört aydan
from four months

Dört aydan beri
nearer from four months > since > for four months

Dört aydan beri Türkiye
Turkey for (since) four months

Dört aydan beri Türkiye'de
in Turkey for (since) four months

Dört aydan beri Türkiye'de oturmak
to dwell/live in Turkey for (since) four months.

Dört aydan beri Türkiye'de oturuyorum
I have been living in Turkey for (since) four months.

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