Use gerçekleşmek to report that an event took place or that a wish became reality. The focus is on what happened, without necessarily naming who made it happen.
The idea
The event, change or dream is the subject: Buluşma gerçekleşti means the meeting took place; Hayalim gerçekleşti means my dream came true. This verb does not take a direct object. The table uses the third person singular, the useful form for such subjects. Keep the stem gerçekleş- intact: gerçekleşiyor, gerçekleşir, gerçekleşecek. In the past, final ş gives gerçekleşti; after negative -me, the form is gerçekleşmedi.
| Form (third person singular) | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Present continuous | gerçekleşiyor | gerçekleşmiyor |
| Past | gerçekleşti | gerçekleşmedi |
| Future | gerçekleşecek | gerçekleşmeyecek |
| Aorist / general | gerçekleşir | gerçekleşmez |
| Reported past | gerçekleşmiş | gerçekleşmemiş |
Examples
- Buluşma dün kütüphanede gerçekleşti.The meeting took place at the library yesterday.
- Atölye gelecek hafta gerçekleşecek.The workshop will take place next week.
- Beklenen değişiklik sonunda gerçekleşti.The expected change finally happened.
- Küçük bir bahçe kurma hayalimiz gerçekleşti.Our dream of creating a small garden came true.
- Bu dönüşüm bir gecede gerçekleşmez.This transformation does not happen overnight.
- Açık hava gösterisi yağmur yüzünden gerçekleşmedi.The outdoor performance did not take place because of the rain.
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Watch out
Do not turn “my dream came true” into Hayalimi gerçekleşti: hayalim is the subject, so it has no accusative ending. To name someone who makes a dream come true, use the related verb gerçekleştirmek: Hayalimi gerçekleştirdim means I made my dream come true.
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Complete with the affirmative past: the meeting took place yesterday.
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gerçekleşti
gerçekleşti: the meeting is a completed event located yesterday by dün. The past ending starts with t after the stem’s voiceless ş.
The performance was cancelled. Complete with the negative past: it did not take place.
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gerçekleşmedi
gerçekleşmedi: the cancellation means there was no performance. Negative -me precedes the past ending, which starts with d after that vowel.
Complete with the affirmative future: the workshop will take place next week.
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gerçekleşecek
gerçekleşecek: gelecek hafta places the workshop in the future. The subject is the workshop, so no first-person ending is needed.
Choose the form meaning “my dream”: it is the thing that came true.
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hayalim
hayalim: the dream itself came true. Its final -im means “my”; adding another -i would mark it as an object, which this verb does not take.
Practice round
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Complete with the affirmative past: the meeting took place yesterday.
The performance was cancelled. Complete with the negative past: it did not take place.
Complete with the affirmative future: the workshop will take place next week.
Choose the form meaning “my dream”: it is the thing that came true.
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