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the passive voice - 2

The suffix is "-il"

 

konferans (the lecture)

küresel (global)

ısınma (the warming)

tartışmak (to discuss)

 

tartış+ıl+dı--->tartışıldı (it was discussed)

Konferansta küresel ısınma tartışıldı. (The global warming was discussed at the lecture.)

 

sevinç (the joy)

paylaşmak (to share)

çoğalmak (to increase (intrn.))

 

paylaş+ıl+dikçe->paylaşıldıkça (as long as it is shared)

Sevinçler paylaşıldıkça çoğalırmış. ((People say) The joys multiply as long as they are shared.)

 

organizasyon (the organization)

iptal etmek (to cancel)

bence (in my opinion)

hata (the mistake)

 

ol+acak+idi-->ol+acak+di------>olacaktı (it would be)

iptal et+il+me(noun)+i(poss.)-->iptal edilmesi (direct: its being cancelled)

hata+idi---------------------->hataydı (it was [a] mistake)

 

Çok güzel bir organizasyon olacaktı. İptal edilmesi bence bir hataydı. (It would be a very good organization. I think it was a mistake that it was cancelled.)

 

olay (the situation, the event)

hep (always)

yanlış (1false, 2wrong, 3the mistake)

öğretmek (to teach)

 

öğret+il+di

Olaylar size hep yanlış öğretildi. (The events have always been taught you wrong.)

 

hırsız (the thief)

iddia etmek (to claim)

 

ol+dık+ları---------->oldukları (that they are)

iddia et+il+yor------>iddia ediliyor (it is being claimed)

 

Hırsız oldukları iddia ediliyor. (It is being claimed that they are thieves.)

 

kapı (the door)

kapatmak (to close)

 

kapat+ıl+acak------>kapatılacak (it will be closed)

 

Kapılar saat on ikide kapatılacak. (The doors will be closed at twelve o´clock.)

 

uzak (1far, 2afar)

koyun (the sheep)

ses (1the voice, 2the sound)

duymak (to hear)

 

uzak+lar(plural)+dan(ablative)-->uzaklardan (from afar (direct: from far places))

koyun ses+ler(plural)+i(poss.)-->koyun sesleri (the voices of sheep, the sheep voices)

duy+ıl+yor+idi----------------->duyuluyordu (it was being heard)

 

Uzaklardan koyun sesleri duyuluyordu. (Voices of sheep were being heard from afar.)

 

bu kadar (this much)

büyük (big, great)

yılan (the snake)

hemen (quickly)

öldürmek (to kill)

 

öldür+il+ebil+r(present simp.) mi--->öldürülebilir mi? (can it be killed?)

 

Bu kadar büyük bir yılan hemen öldürülebilir mi? (Can a big snake this much be killed quickly?)

 

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koymak (to put)

koy+(i)l+mek-------------->koyulmak / konmak (to be put)

 

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"-il" is the most common passive suffix.


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