No. 3,235 in Turkish
geçiriyor
"Spends," "passing," or "is going through" (depending on context).
In a sentence
Ali bir tatilde zamanını plajda geçiriyor.
Ali is spending his time on the beach during a vacation.
The word 'geçiriyor' is used here to express the action of spending time.
Ahmet kendisini yeni bir kitapla geçiriyor.
Ahmet is occupying himself with a new book.
In this usage, 'geçiriyor' refers to dedicating oneself to an activity, here reading a book.
Yağmur nedeniyle buzdolabını geçici olarak balkona taşıyoruz.
Due to rain, we are temporarily moving the refrigerator to the balcony.
Here, though 'geçiriyor' is implied in the context of action or time, the verb conveys a dynamic event related to moving or temporal disposition.
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