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geçirdi

Geçirdi is a Turkish verb form. It is the third-person singular past tense (preterite) of geçirmek, a versatile verb with several related senses. The core meanings are to spend or to pass time, and to host or cause someone to experience something. The exact sense in a sentence depends on the context and the objects or complements that accompany the verb.

Common uses describe how someone spent a period or experienced something. Examples: O, tatilini evinde geçirdi.

Grammatical notes: geçirdi is the past-tense form used with a third-person subject. The infinitive is geçirmek;

Usage context: The verb is common in narrative prose and reporting, especially with expressions of days, weeks,

(He
spent
his
holiday
at
home.)
Bir
hafta
boyunca
ofiste
geçirdi.
(He
spent
a
week
in
the
office.)
Geçirdiği
günler
onun
için
zorlu
geçti.
(The
days
he
spent
were
hard
for
him.)
These
illustrate
the
time-spending
and
experiential
senses,
where
the
focus
is
on
duration
and
experience
rather
than
on
the
mere
passing
of
time.
related
forms
include
geçir,
geçirecek,
and
geçirebilmek,
among
others.
In
Turkish,
the
simple
past
of
geçmek
(geçti)
is
often
used
to
express
that
time
passed,
while
geçirmek
emphasizes
the
duration
and
experience
of
that
time.
vacations,
or
life
events
to
indicate
what
someone
did
or
endured.
As
a
result,
geçirdi
frequently
appears
in
descriptions
of
personal
experiences,
holidays,
work
periods,
and
other
time-bound
events.