Görmeyi

Görmeyi is a Turkish verbal noun formed from the verb görmek, which means to see. The base noun is görme, meaning seeing or the act of seeing. By adding the accusative suffix -yi, Turkish yields görmeyi, a form that functions as a noun phrase and often serves as the direct object of another verb or as the object of a sentence.

In Turkish grammar, -meyi/-mayı forms create infinitive-like clauses that act as nouns. Görmeyi can be the subject or the object of a clause depending on the sentence structure, and it commonly appears with verbs that govern infinitives, such as istemek (to want), beklemek (to wait), veya sevmek (to love). This allows speakers to talk about desires, plans, or experiences related to seeing, rather than using a finite verb form.

Examples of usage include:

- Görmeyi seviyorum. (I like to see / I enjoy seeing.)

- Görmeyi istiyorum. (I want to see.)

- Görmeyi bekliyorum. (I am waiting to see.)

- Görmeyi merak ediyorum. (I’m curious to see.)

Görmeyi is contrasted with görmek, the bare verb meaning “to see.” While görmek is the finite verb used for straightforward predicates, görmeyi provides a non-finite, noun-like way to reference the act of seeing within larger clauses. This nominalization pattern is common across Turkish and appears with many other verbs to denote actions in a generalized or object-like sense.