gəlmək

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See also: gelmek

Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic ҝәлмәк
Abjad گلمک

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kẹl-. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰠 (kel-, to come), Karakhanid کَلْماكْ (kelmēk, to come), Turkish gelmek, Kazakh келу (kelu), Uzbek kelmoq.

Pronunciation

  • (Standart North Azerbaijani) IPA(key):
  • IPA(key): ,
  • Hyphenation: gəl‧mək
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Verb

gəlmək (intransitive)

  1. to come
    Dostun hanı, niyə gəlmədi? - Yəqin yoldadır.
    Where’s your friend, why didn’t he come? - He’s probably on his way.
  2. to seem; to sound
    Mənə elə gəlir ki, dostun bizi bəyənmir.It seems to me that your friend doesn't like us.
    Onun adı mənə tanış gəlmir.His name doesn't sound familiar to me.
  3. used in third person singular with some possessed nouns to express a feeling, usually a negative one; indirect object expressed by dative
    Sənə yazığım gəlirI feel sorry for you.
    Xərclədiyim pullara heyfim gəlir.I begrudge the money I spent.
  4. used in third person singular with some possessed verbal infinitives to express a bodily need
    adamın ağlamağı gəlirone wants to cry
    gülməyim gəlirI want to laugh, it makes me laugh
    işəməyim gəlirI want to pee
    qusmağım gəlirI feel sick, I need to vomit
    yuxum gəlirI feel sleepy
  5. used in second person imperative as an auxiliary verb conveying the meaning let's
    gəl sənə misal gətirim!let me give you an example
    gəl gedək! (said to one person)let's go!
    gəlin gedək! (said to several people)let's go!
    gəlin bu məsələyə başqa tərəfdən baxaqlet's look at it from another angle
  6. (second person imperative only) try implies something impossibly to get done, often preceded by indi (now)
    Ziyafət Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz küçəsində idi, indi gəl bu ünvana taksi çağır!
    The party was at Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz street, try ordering a cab to that address!

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