keladigan

Keladigan is a Turkic language term formed from the verb kel- “to come” with the present-participle/relative-clause suffix -adigan. In Uzbek and related Turkic varieties, keladigan functions as an attributive form that can describe a noun or serve in a compound noun phrase, and it expresses an idea akin to “the one who comes,” “the coming [thing/event],” or “that is coming.” It is commonly used to introduce a relative clause that refers to something or someone that is in the process of coming or is expected to come.

Morphology and usage are straightforward: starting from the verb stem kel-, the suffix -adigan yields keladigan, which agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. Examples include keladigan odam (the person who is coming), keladigan yil (the coming year), and keladiganlar (those who are coming). The form can appear in both standalone noun phrases and more complex sentences, where it provides a descriptive, time-related, or forward-looking sense.

In use, keladigan often carries a nuance that emphasizes future arrival or anticipatory state, distinguishing it from progressive forms that describe an action currently in progress. A closely related construction in Turkish is gelen, which serves a similar function as a relative participle, though Turkish uses a slightly different suffixal system. Across Turkic languages, keladigan and its equivalents enable concise, modifier-rich expressions for events, people, or objects tied to coming or upcoming moments.

Overall, keladigan is a productive, neutral grammatical device for marking “coming” or “the one who comes” in noun-modifying phrases, widely employed in everyday discourse and formal writing within Turkic languages.