Biçmek

Biçmek is a Turkish verb meaning to cut, trim, mow, or harvest. The primary sense is cutting with a blade, such as grass or crops, but it also covers shaping or pruning and, in grooming contexts, cutting hair. It is a transitive verb that typically takes a direct object.

Common uses include agricultural cutting: ot biçmek (to mow grass) and tarlayı biçmek (to harvest a field). It is also used for pruning or trimming plants, for example ağaçları biçmek. In everyday speech, saçı biçmek means to cut hair. In many contexts biçmek is used alongside other verbs such as kesmek or budamak, depending on the material and regional usage.

Conjugation and forms: biçmek follows regular Turkish verb patterns. Present tense: biçer (he/she cuts); biçersin (you cut); biçerler (they cut). Past tense: biçti; future: biçecek; imperative: biç! or biçiniz. Passive form: biçilmek means “to be cut.” Noun form: biçme means “cutting, mowing” or “the act of trimming.”

Etymology and related terms: the verb is a native Turkish word built on the root biç- with the -mek infinitive suffix. Related terms include biçme (the act of cutting or mowing) and biçim (form or shape), though biçim is a separate noun with a distinct meaning.

See also: biçme, biçim, budamak.