Gelmeyi

Gelmeyi is a Turkish verbal noun formed from the verb gelmek, meaning “to come.” The form expresses the act or possibility of coming and is created by attaching the infinitive/gerund suffix -meyi to the stem gel-. In Turkish grammar, gelmeyi can function as a noun within a sentence and often acts as the object of another verb or as part of a noun phrase.

Usage and functions

- As a direct object: gelmeyi can be the thing that another verb takes as its object, for example: Gelmeyi bekliyorum (I am waiting for you to come / I am waiting for the coming).

- With verbs of intention or thought: gelmeyi düşündüm, gelmeyi planlıyorum (I am thinking about coming / I plan to come).

- In denial or negation: Gelmeyi reddetti (He refused to come).

Because Turkish uses case marking and agreement differently from some languages, the surrounding verbs and particles determine how gelmeyi fits into the clause rather than gelmeyi carrying its own independent case markers.

Relationship to related forms

- Gelmek is the basic verb meaning “to come.” The non-nominalized form is used in simple clauses, while gelmeyi is one of several nominalized forms formed with -meyi/-meyi. Another related form is gelmesi, which is a different nominalization used in other grammatical contexts.

- The choice between gelmeyi and other nominalizations depends on the required syntactic role (subject, object, or part of a larger nominal phrase) in the sentence.

See also

- Gelmek

- Turkish infinitives and verbal nouns

- -mek/-mak suffixes

- -meyi/-mayı forms