Bulunmal

Bulunmal is not a standard, widely attested Turkish lexical item. In most formal Turkish grammars and dictionaries, the related and attested forms for the verb “bulunmak” (to be found or to exist) are the noun bulunma, which expresses the act or process of being found, and the adjective bulmalı, which indicates obligation or expectation (must be found). If the form bulunmal appears, it is typically encountered only as a hypothetical or nonstandard variant, often in linguistics discussions, instructional materials, or as a typographical artifact rather than as an accepted dictionary entry.

Etymology and morphology

The base meaning derives from the Turkish verb bulunmak. Turkish nominalization commonly forms nouns of action with the suffix -ma/-me, yielding bulunma for “the act of being found.” The suffix family around -al or related deverbal endings can appear in pedagogical examples to illustrate how nominal forms might be constructed from verbs, but bulunmal itself is not a canonical product of Turkish morphology in standard usage. When encountered, bulunmal is typically interpreted as a theoretical or nonstandard stem rather than a recognized form.

Usage and notes

In ordinary Turkish writing and speech, speakers would use bulunma or bulunmak-based constructions rather than bulunmal. If a text uses bulunmal, it should be treated with caution and understood as either an illustrative or nonstandard form rather than an established term. For clarity, learners and writers are advised to rely on bulunma for the noun and bulmalı for related modal meanings.

See also

Turkish grammar; Turkish morphology; bulunmak; bulunma; bulmalı.