Lesson4-Section3(gel=come)

Present tense usage of the verb Gelmek in Turkish

O gel-iyor
(He/She/It is coming)
Root: gel (come)
Present continuous suffix: -iyor
No personal suffix for third-person singular.

Ben gel-iyor-um
(I am coming)
Root: gel
Present continuous suffix: -iyor
First-person singular suffix: -um for “I”.

Sen gel-iyor-sun
(You are coming)
Root: gel
Present continuous suffix: -iyor
Second-person singular suffix: -sun for “You”.

For the verb “gelmek” (to come), the root is “gel-.” In the sentence “O geliyor,” which means “He/She/It is coming,” the verb root “gel-” is combined with the present continuous suffix “-iyor.” Since the subject is third-person singular (“He/She/It”), there is no additional personal suffix. In “Ben geliyorum,” meaning “I am coming,” the verb root “gel-” takes the present continuous suffix “-iyor” followed by the personal suffix “-um” to indicate the first person singular (“I”). Similarly, in “Sen geliyorsun,” meaning “You are coming,” the root “gel-” takes the suffix “-iyor” and ends with “-sun,” the personal suffix for second-person singular (“You”).