geçmiş

This is the 496th most frequent Turkish word.


geçmiş

"Geçmiş" means "past" in English.


Here, 'geçmiş' describes 'yıllarda' (years) and denotes a time period that has already occurred, serving as an adjective meaning 'past'.

Geçmiş yıllarda burada çok kitap okurdum.

In past years, I used to read many books here.


In this sentence, 'geçmiş olsun' is a set phrase used to wish someone recovery from illness or adversity, meaning 'may it pass away'.

Geçmiş olsun! Umarım yakında iyileşirsin.

Get well soon! I hope you recover quickly.


Here, 'geçmiş' acts as a verb in past perfect tense ('geçmiş'), implying something that has occurred or been concluded.

Bu olaylar çoktan geçmiş, artık onları düşünmemelisiniz.

These events are long past; you should no longer think about them.