evlendirmek

Evlendirmek is a Turkish verb that means to marry off or to cause someone to marry. It is the causative form derived from evlenmek (to marry) and is used when a person or group arranges a marriage for someone else. The action focuses on making a particular person enter into marriage, often by the family or guardians.

In usage, evlendirmek typically describes arranging a marriage rather than the act of two people deciding to marry on their own. The direct object usually denotes the person who is being married off (for example, kızı evlendirmek means to marry off the daughter). The subject is the party organizing or facilitating the marriage; the spouse is not explicitly named. The word also has a reflexive-passive form evlendirilmek, meaning to be married off or to be made to marry, as in kız evlendirilmek istemiyor (the daughter does not want to be married off).

Common contexts include traditional or family-centered arrangements, but the term can be used more broadly to describe any act of arranging a marriage for someone. In modern Turkish, phrases such as evlenmesini sağlamak (to ensure someone marries) or iki kişiyi evlendirmek (to marry two people off) may be used to convey similar ideas with different nuances.

Related terms include evlilik (marriage), evlenmek (to marry), and nikâh (the ceremony or legal marriage). While evlendirmek emphasizes the act of arranging or causing a marriage, evlenmek focuses on the individuals entering into the marriage themselves.