gelmek

Gelmek is a common Turkish verb meaning "to come" or "to arrive." It denotes movement toward a person, place, or reference point and is used in both literal travel and figurative senses such as approaching a situation or event.

Etymology and cognates: The verb derives from the Turkish root gel- and is highly productive in Turkish grammar. It has cognates in other Turkic languages, such as Azerbaijani gəlmək and Uzbek kelmoq, reflecting a shared semantic core across the family.

Grammatical notes: Gelmek is intransitive and does not take a direct object. Turkish forms it across tenses with standard suffixes. Present simple: gelirim, gelirsin, gelir, geliriz, gelirsiniz, gelirler. Present continuous: geliyorum, geliyorsun, geliyor, geliyoruz, geliyorsunuz, geliyorlar. Past: geldim, geldin, geldi, geldik, geldiniz, geldiler. Future: geleceğim, geleceksin, gelecek, geleceğiz, geleceksiniz, gelecekler.

Usage and phrases: It is frequently combined with destination nouns to indicate movement toward a place, such as eve gelmek (to come home) or okula gelmek (to come to school). The imperative form is Gel! (Come!), and the polite or collective form is Gelin (you all come) or Gelecek (will come) in future constructions.

Examples:

O şu anda geliyor. (He/She is coming right now.)

Ben dün geldim. (I came yesterday.)

Yarın eve geleceğim. (I will come home tomorrow.)