Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish گیرمك (girmek), Proto-Turkic *kīr- (to enter).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɟiɾˈmec]
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Verb

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girmek (third-person singular simple present girer) (+ dative)

  1. to enter, to go in
    Antonym: çıkmak
    Odaya hızla girdim.I entered the room quickly.
    Mermi küçük deliğe kolayca girdi.The bullet went in the tiny hole easily.
    Havuza girecek misin?Are you coming in the pool?
  2. to go in for, to take
    sınava girmekto take an exam
  3. (intransitive) (a season, time &c.) to arrive
    Akşam namazı vakti girdi.It is the time for the evening prayer.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • girmek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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