Turkish Word of the Day
gitmek
/git-MEK/ • verb — 5th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to go; to move from one place to another
Examples
- Bu akşam sinemaya gitmek ister misin?
(Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?) - Okula gitmeden önce kahvaltı yaptım.
(I had breakfast before going to school.) - Tatil için İstanbul'a gitmeyi planlıyoruz.
(We are planning to go to Istanbul for vacation.)
Synonyms
- ayrılmak
- yola çıkmak
- ulaşmak
Gitmek is one of the most common Turkish verbs meaning 'to go.' It is used for physical movement (going somewhere) and for more abstract uses (e.g., a meeting 'going forward'). Note a stem change in some forms: the present-continuous uses gid- (gidiyorum) rather than git- (not *gitiyorum). You will find it in many daily phrases like 'okula gitmek' (to go to school) or 'işe gitmek' (to go to work).
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