Word
Hadi, gel!
Meaning
Come on, come!
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Hadi, gel!
Why doesn't the verb gel have any endings on it?
In Turkish, giving a direct command to one person informally is very simple: you just use the bare root of the verb. The dictionary form is gelmek (to come), so dropping the -mek leaves you with gel (come!).
Is hadi a verb like gel?
No, hadi (sometimes also spelled haydi) is an interjection, which is a conversational word like "wow" or "hey" in English. It means "come on" or "hurry up" and doesn't take any grammatical endings.
How would I say this if I were talking to multiple people?
Hadi stays the same, but you need to add a plural ending to the verb. You would say hadi, gelin! to tell a group of people to come. You also use gelin when speaking formally to just one person.