Breakdown of Kolay gelsin, çok çalıştınız.
çok
a lot of / many
çalışmak
to work / to study
kolay gelsin
may your work go easily
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Questions & Answers about Kolay gelsin, çok çalıştınız.
What exactly does Kolay gelsin mean and when do Turkish people use it?
It translates literally to "May it come easy," but it is a very common polite greeting used whenever you see someone working or doing a task. You can say it to a shopkeeper when entering a store, a colleague at their desk, or someone cleaning.
Why does the word gelsin have the -sin ending?
The root is gel (come). The -sin ending is the third-person command form, which translates to "let it" or "may it." So gelsin literally means "let it come." Here, the "it" refers to the work being done.
Why is the past tense ending -tı in çalıştınız instead of -dı?
This happens because of a rule often called "Fıstıkçı Şahap" (consonant mutation). The root çalış ends in the hard consonant ş. When adding a suffix that usually starts with d (like the past tense -dı), the d changes to a t to match the harsh sound. So it becomes çalıştı.
Does çalıştınız mean "you worked" to a group of people, or to just one person?
It can be both! The -nız ending is for the pronoun siz. In Turkish, siz is used when talking to a group of people ("you all"), but it is also used when talking to one person in a polite, formal, or respectful way.