aklına gelmek
to occur to someone / to come to mind
LevelB2
Word typePhrase
Frequency rank#1041
Example sentence
Bu fikir hiç aklıma gelmedi.
This idea never occurred to me.
Grammar note
Common idiomatic expression with dative case (-a/-e) for the person
Cultural note
Used extensively in daily conversation to express thinking of something
Themes
Related words
sakla samanı gelir zamanısave it for later when you need it (proverb)başa çıkmakto cope with / to deal with / to handlefarkına varmakto realize / to become aware of / to noticeel ele vermekto cooperate / to work together / to join handsüstesinden gelmekto overcome / to surmount / to get overyüz yüzeface to face / in person