Bahset

Bahset is a Turkish verb form meaning to mention or to talk about something. The infinitive of the verb is bahsetmek, and bahset is the imperative form used to tell someone to mention a topic. As a transitive verb, it typically takes a direct object or a prepositional phrase indicating what is being mentioned, such as in bir konuyu bahset (mention this topic) or o olayı bahset (mention that incident).

In common usage, bahset is employed in both spoken and written Turkish. It appears in phrases like hakkından bahsetmek (to talk about someone’s/ something’s about) and bu konudan bahset (mention this topic). The verb participates in standard Turkish tense and mood: bahseder (he/she mentions), bahsetti (he/she mentioned), bahsedecek (will mention), with related forms for negation and mood built around the bahset stem, for example bahsetmem (I don’t mention) or bahsetmediğim (that I didn’t mention).

Etymologically, bahsetmek is a native Turkish verb. The form bahset functions as the stem used across tenses and moods, while the infinitive bahsetmek and the imperative bahset are the principal inflections used in daily language.

See also: bahsetmek, talk about, mention. Notes on usage include distinguishing between mentioning a topic (bir konuyu bahsetmek) and discussing it at length (konuyu ayrıntılı biçimde ele almak). The verb is versatile for guiding discourse, whether in casual conversation or formal writing.