Otobüs geldi mi seni arayacağım.

the bus

Breakdown of Otobüs geldi mi seni arayacağım.

• gelmek: to come
• seni: you
• aramak: to call

Questions & Answers about Otobüs geldi mi seni arayacağım.

What does geldi mi mean here? Is it a question?

In this sentence, geldi mi is not really functioning as a normal yes/no question.

Although mi is usually the question particle, in sentences like this:

• Otobüs geldi mi seni arayacağım.

it often means:

• when the bus comes
• once the bus arrives
• as soon as the bus arrives

So this structure can express a time relationship, not just a direct question.

A very literal breakdown is:

• otobüs = the bus
• geldi = came / has come
• mi = question particle, but here giving a meaning like when/once
• seni = you
• arayacağım = I will call

So the whole sentence means something like:

• I’ll call you when the bus arrives.

Why is the verb geldi in the past tense if the meaning is about the future?