No. 388 in Turkish
geldiği
"geldiği" means "that he/she/it came" or "where he/she/it came from," depending on context.
In a sentence
O, buraya geldiği zaman hep hediyeler getirir.
When he comes here, he always brings gifts.
In this sentence, 'geldiği' is used as part of a time clause indicating 'the time when he came/comes'.
Bugün, toplantıya geç geldiği için özür diledi.
Today, he apologized for being late to the meeting.
Here, 'geldiği' refers to the act of 'his/her coming' in a context indicating past or completed action.
Bu kitabı bana geldiği kişi hediye etti.
The person from whom I received this book gifted it to me.
In this case, 'geldiği' describes the origin or source related to 'the person from whom the book came'.
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