kulağa gelmek
to hear about / to reach one's ears
LevelB2
Word typePhrase
Frequency rank#1063
Example sentence
Bu haber kulağıma geldi.
This news reached my ears.
Grammar note
Idiomatic expression with dative case - literally 'to come to ear'
Cultural note
Used when hearing news or gossip indirectly
Themes
Related words
ağzından kaçırmakto let slip / to blurt out / to accidentally saygöz atmakto glance at / to take a look / to browsebir araya gelmekto come together / to gather / to assembledikkat çekmekto attract attention / to draw attentionadım atmakto take a step / to take action / to make a moveelinden gelmekto be able to / to be within one's power