PASSIVE VERBS
To make active verbs passive, it is more like follows the rules below ;
1. Verbs stems that end in a consonant [other than -l ], form the passive by taking "ıl /il/ul/ül ´.
vermek - to give
verilmek - to be given
sunmak - to present
sunulmak -to be presented
açmak - to open
açılmak - to be opened
Çocuk yurtdışına gönderilecek - The child will be sent to abroad.
O, dün buralarda görüldü - He was seen hereabouts yesterday.
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2. Verbs stems that end in " l ", form the passive by taking "in, ın, un, ün ".
bulmak - to find
bulunmak - to be found
almak - to take
alınmak - to be taken
silmek - to erase
silinmek - to be erased
çalmak - to steal
çalınmak - to be stolen
Cep telefonum çalındı.
My mobile phone was stolen.
O sandalyeler satın alındı.
Those chairs were bought.
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3. Verbs stems that end in a vowel, form the passive by taking ´n´.
kapamak - to close
kapanmak - to be closed
söylemek - to say
söylenmek - to be said
başlamak - to begin
başlanmak - to be begun
temizlemek - to clean
temizlenmek - to be cleaned
Pencereler temizlendi.
The windows have been cleaned.
Bu gazete okunmalı.
This newspaper must be read.
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* Also , the word ´taraf´ is used in a possessive construction + dan to show the doer.
tarafından - by
[benim] tarafımdan - by me
[senin ] tarafından - by you
[onun] tarafından - by him/her
[bizim] tarafımızdan - by us
[sizin] tarafınızdan - by you [plural]
[onların] tarafından - by them
Kitap, Ali tarafından yazıldı.
The book was written by Ali.
Gelecek ay, onlar tarafından yeni bir okul yaptırılacak.
A new school will be built next month by them.
Edited (10/2/2013) by tunci
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