Geçittir

Geçittir is a Turkish verb form belonging to the causative family of the verb stem geç- (to pass, to cross, or to spend). It represents the third-person singular present tense of the causative verb geçittirmek, which roughly means “to cause to pass” or “to cause something to be allowed to pass.” The infinitive form is geçittirmek. In meaning, geçittir is used when the subject is causing some process, passage, or period to occur or to be experienced by others.

In usage, geçittirmek and its finite forms such as geçittir appear primarily in formal, literary, or historical language. They are comparatively rare in everyday spoken Turkish, where speakers often use simpler constructions such as geçirmek (to spend time) or geçmek (to pass) depending on the context. The causative construction may place the emphasis on the act of causing a passage, crossing, or temporal progression to take place, rather than simply describing the passage itself.

Morphologically, geçittir is analyzed as the rooted stem geçittir- combined with the third-person singular present tense suffix -dir. The verb is transitive, requiring an object to indicate what is being caused to pass or be allowed to pass. As a result, its use is often tied to more formal registers or to written language rather than everyday speech.

See also: Turkish verbs, causative derivation, Turkish grammar, geçmek, geçirmek.