Tamamlad

Tamamlad is a Turkish verb form derived from tamamlamak, meaning to complete. It is not typically used as an independent lexical item in ordinary speech; rather, it functions as the stem that combines with personal and other suffixes to form conjugated verbs and related forms. In standard Turkish, past tense and related aspects are built by adding suffixes to the stem, yielding forms such as tamamladı, tamamladım, and tamamladık.

Etymology and form. The word comes from the verb stem tamamla- (the imperative/command stem) and the past-tense suffix -dı/-di/-du/-dü, adjusted for vowel harmony. The base stem tamamlad- appears in many derived forms, including tamamladığı (that he completed), tamamladıkları (what they completed), and tamamlandığı (that it was completed). This reflects Turkish morphology, where a single stem supports numerous inflected and participial forms.

Usage and examples. In ordinary sentences, you will see explicit past-tense forms rather than the bare stem: O projeyi tamamladı. (He completed the project.) Ben projeyi tamamladım. (I completed the project.) Turkish also uses related forms such as tamamlanan (the thing that is completed) and tamamlayacak (will complete). The stem tamamlad- thus underlies a wide range of conjugations and participles, but it is not used alone as a standalone verb.

See also. tamamlamak; tamamlanma; tamamlanmak; Turkish verb conjugation.