Geliyorum

Geliyorum is a Turkish verb form meaning "I am coming." It is the first-person singular present continuous (present progressive) form of the verb gelmek, "to come." The form is used to indicate that the speaker is on the way to a location or about to arrive, and it is common in everyday speech and informal writing.

In Turkish, the present continuous tense is formed by combining the verb stem with a present-continuous suffix and a person ending. For gelmek, the stem gel- combines with the present-continuous suffix to yield geliyorum for the first person singular. Other persons use related forms: geliyorsun (you are coming), geliyor (he/she/it is coming), geliyoruz (we are coming), geliyorsunuz (you plural are coming), and geliyorlar (they are coming). The subject pronoun is typically omitted unless needed for emphasis.

Usage notes: Geliyorum is commonly used in responses to inquiries about arrival or to confirm one’s approach, such as in conversations about meeting someone or when answering a doorbell or phone call. It can convey immediacy, for example, Şu anda geliyorum (I am coming right now), and it can be combined with time phrases to express a near-future sense.

See also: Gelmek, Turkish grammar, Turkish present continuous.