Gösteren

Gösteren is a Turkish linguistic term referring to the present-participle form of the verb göstermek, meaning "to show" or "to demonstrate." It corresponds to the English word "showing" or to the relative sense "that shows." The form is created by adding the suffix -en to the verb stem göster-, with Turkish vowel harmony applying as usual.

In usage, gösteren functions as an adjective or a predicative participle. It can modify a noun to describe something that shows or demonstrates, and it can introduce relative clauses that specify who or what is doing the showing. For example, gösteren kişi means “the person who shows,” and gösteren bulgu would mean “the finding that shows.” The participle can also appear in compound expressions to convey the idea of “showing” or “demonstrating” a trait or action.

Arabic, Persian, or other loanword contexts sometimes borrow related concepts, but gösteren itself is a standard Turkish grammatical form. It is commonly contrasted with diğer participles such as -an, which carries a related but distinct sense. In modern Turkish, other forms such as gösterici (demonstrator) or gösterim (display, exhibition) are often used for concrete roles or nouns, while gösteren remains primarily a descriptive participle.

Overall, gösteren is a productive part of Turkish morphology, illustrating how the language forms relative clauses and adjectives from verb roots to express ongoing demonstration or showing actions. It appears across formal and informal registers, particularly in descriptive writing, media, and instructional texts.