geçirme

Geçirme is a Turkish noun formed from the verb geçirmek. It denotes the act of letting time pass or the duration of a period or activity. In practice, geçirme appears most often in contexts describing time spent or the length of an event, especially in more formal or technical language. Common expressions related to its meaning include zaman geçirme (spending time) and bir gece geçirme (spending a night). The noun can also indicate the duration of a stay or the time allocated to a task, although in everyday speech speakers tend to use the full verb phrase rather than the standalone noun.

Etymology and form: Geçirme is derived from the root geç-, meaning to pass or to go by, combined with the nominalizing suffix -irme, which creates a noun that designates the act or process of the verb. As a nominal form, geçirme functions similarly to English “the spending (of time)” or “the passage (of time)” in appropriate contexts.

Usage notes: The noun geçirme is relatively formal and is encountered mainly in written Turkish, dictionaries, or technical texts. In everyday conversation, speakers typically use the verb geçirmek with objects and oblique complements (for example, zaman geçirmek, bir gece geçirmek) rather than the bare noun. When used in compound terms, geçirme often appears as part of phrases describing duration, duration-related processes, or administrative-time concepts.

See also: geçmek, geçirmez, geçiriş.