gülüyor

Gülüyor is a Turkish verb form meaning “is laughing” or “laughs” in the third person singular present continuous tense. It derives from the verb gülmek, which means to laugh. In Turkish, subject nouns are often omitted, so a simple sentence like Gülüyor can translate as “He/She is laughing,” with the subject understood from context.

The form is built from the stem gül- plus the present continuous suffix -ıyor, which adheres to Turkish vowel harmony. The third person singular present tense is gülüyor. Other persons are formed by adding personal endings to the same stem with -yor: gülüyorum (I am laughing), gülüyorsun (you are laughing), gülüyoruz (we are laughing), gülüyorsunuz (you are laughing), and gülüyorlar (they are laughing). The infinitive is gülmek, and the noun gül means rose in Turkish; the two share the same spelling but differ in meaning and diacritics, and are distinguished by context.

Usage notes: gülüyor is used to describe actions occurring in the present moment or near the present. As with other Turkish present continuous forms, the subject is often implicit, so word order or accompanying pronouns can clarify who is laughing. The verb frequently appears in narrative and dialogue, and can be combined with adverbs of time or frequency to convey immediacy or recurrence.