following on from yatmak here are some words about sleep.
the verb to sleep is uyumak and the noun is uyku..or uykusu.
Uyku..can take pronouns ..eg uykum im sleepy...but it doesnt take tenses.
Yatıyorum..uyku var'..im going to bed...im sleepy
uyumak is not an easy word for english speakers to...