Translation of Turkish word "gelecek" to English
gelecek
/geledʒek/
Meaning
NounThe time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
How to use
Can mean 'future' (noun) or act as the future tense participle ('gelecek yıl' = next year). Frequently used in daily conversational Turkish to build natural sentence structures.
🇬🇧 English
future
Example
Gelecek belirsizliklerle dolu.
The future is full of uncertainty.
Gelecek umut dolu.
The future is full of hope.
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Common phrases
- gelecek hafta— next week
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Frequency rank: #356 in Turkish
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The Turkish word "gelecek" means "future" in English.
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