Lütfen buraya gel.

to come

Breakdown of Lütfen buraya gel.

• lütfen: please
• buraya: here

Questions & Answers about Lütfen buraya gel.

What does lütfen do in this sentence?

Lütfen means please. It makes the command more polite.

Without it, Buraya gel. is still correct, but it sounds more direct: Come here.
With lütfen, it becomes a polite request: Please come here.

Why is gel used here?

Gel is the imperative form of the verb gelmek (to come) for you singular.

So:

• gelmek = to come
• gel = come! (said to one person)

Turkish often uses the bare verb stem for a simple singular command.

Why isn’t there a word for you in the sentence?

In Turkish, the subject is often omitted because the verb form already gives enough information.

In Gel, the understood subject is you singular. So Turkish does not need to say sen unless the speaker wants emphasis.

• Lütfen buraya gel. = Please come here.
• Sen lütfen buraya gel. = You, please come here. (more emphatic)

What does buraya mean exactly?