Büyüdü

Büyüdü is a Turkish verb form that translates to "grew" or "grew up" in English. It is the third person singular past tense (simple past) of büyümek, the verb meaning to grow, to increase in size, or to mature.

In Turkish, verbs form the past tense with the suffix -di, which harmonizes with the preceding vowel. For büyümek, this results in büyüdü for the third person singular. The full conjugation in the simple past for büyümek is: büyüdüm, büyüdün, büyüdü, büyüdük, büyüdünüz, büyüdüler. Thus, büyüdü specifically denotes that "he," "she," or "it" grew.

Usage wise, büyüdü can describe physical growth (a child grew taller, a plant grew) as well as maturation or development (the city’s population grew, someone grew wiser). The meaning is determined by context, and Turkish often relies on surrounding words to clarify whether the growth is literal or figurative.

Examples:

- Çocuk büyüdü. (The child grew up / the child has grown.)

- Ağaç büyüdü. (The tree grew.)

- Şehrin nüfusu büyüdü. (The city’s population grew.)

Büyüdü is one of several past tense forms of büyümek; other subjects use their respective endings, such as büyüdüm (I grew) and büyüdüler (they grew). The verb büyümek itself is native Turkish and frequently appears in everyday speech, literature, and media when describing growth, development, or maturation. See also büyümek, büyüme, and büyü.