gülümsedi

Gülümsedi is a Turkish verb form that translates to “smiled” in English. It is the third-person singular simple past tense of the verb gülümsemek, which means to smile. The form reflects Turkish past tense morphology, using the suffix -di/-dı/-du/-dü according to vowel harmony, with the stem gülüms- producing gülümsedi.

In usage, gülümsedi appears in narrative or descriptive sentences to report a past action of smiling. It can describe a literal smile or a figurative, brief expression of pleasure or courtesy. For example, O gülümsedi. translates to He/She smiled. In Turkish, the subject is often understood from context, so the sentence can stand alone without an explicit subject.

The word is composed with the diacritic ü, a feature of Turkish vowels, and is written as a single word. It is related to other forms of the same verb family, such as gülmek (to laugh) and gülümsemek (to smile, often with a slightly different nuance emphasizing a gentle or pleasant smile). Gülümsedi is commonly found in everyday speech as well as in written Turkish, including literature and journalism, where a past action involving a smile is being described.

See also: gülmek, gülümsemek, gülümsüyor, gülümsenecek.