görünen

Görünen is a Turkish adjective and participle meaning "visible" or "apparent." It is formed from the root gör- (to see) with the participle suffix -en, and it describes something that can be seen or that seems to be the case. In Turkish, adjectives are invariable and precede the noun they modify, as in görünen yüz (the visible face) or görünen tehlike (the apparent danger).

Görünen can be used in literal sense, referring to something physically visible, or in a figurative sense, signaling perception or inference. A common construction is sair or formal: "Görünen o ki, karar değişmedi," meaning "It appears that the decision did not change." It also appears in fixed phrases such as "görünen o ki" or "görünenlerle bakılırsa" (as the apparent evidence shows). The form is related to the verbs görmek and görünmek, and in everyday Turkish it functions as an adjective describing nouns or as part of participial phrases.

Antonyms include görünmeyen (not visible) and görünmez (invisible). Related terms include görünüş (appearance), görünür (visible or likely), and görünmek (to appear). Görünen thus occupies a flexible position in Turkish, used for both concrete visibility and for framing what seems or appears to be the case.

Examples:

- Görünen o ki, hava bugün temiz. (It seems that the weather is clear today.)

- Fotoğraflarda görünen manzara çok güzel. (The scenery visible in the photos is very beautiful.)

- Yüzeyde görünen izler, geçmişi işaret ediyor. (The visible marks on the surface indicate the past.)

See also: görmek, görünmek, görünüş, görünür.