Breakdown of Fesih yazılı olarak bildirildi.
Questions & Answers about Fesih yazılı olarak bildirildi.
What does fesih mean here, and what kind of word is it?
Fesih is a noun, not a verb. It means something like termination, rescission, or cancellation, especially in a legal or formal context.
In everyday Turkish, this is not a very casual word. You are much more likely to see it in:
- contracts
- official letters
- legal documents
- HR or business language
So in this sentence, fesih is the thing being communicated.
Why is the verb bildirildi used here?
Bildirildi comes from bildirmek, which means:
- to notify
- to inform
- to communicate officially
So the sentence is not saying that something was terminated directly. It is saying that the termination was notified.
That distinction is important in legal Turkish:
- Sözleşme feshedildi. = The contract was terminated.
- Fesih bildirildi. = The termination was notified.
The second one focuses on the act of communication.
Why is bildirildi passive?
Bildirildi is the passive past form of bildirmek.
Breakdown:
- bildir- = notify
- -il- = passive
- -di = past tense
So bildirildi means was notified or was communicated.
Turkish often uses the passive in formal and bureaucratic language when:
- the agent is unknown
- the agent is unimportant
- the style is deliberately impersonal
English does the same thing in formal writing:
- The termination was notified in writing.
Why doesn’t fesih have the accusative ending -i?
Because in this passive sentence, fesih is functioning as the grammatical subject.
Compare:
Active: Birisi feshi bildirdi. = Someone notified the termination.
Here feshi is the direct object, so it takes accusative.Passive: Fesih bildirildi. = The termination was notified.
Here fesih becomes the subject of the passive sentence, so there is no accusative ending.
This is a very common change when Turkish turns an active sentence into a passive one.
What does yazılı olarak mean exactly?
Yazılı olarak means in writing or more literally in written form.
Breakdown:
- yazılı = written
- olarak = as, in the capacity/form of
So:
- yazılı olarak bildirildi = was notified in writing
This is a standard formal expression. It is very common in official Turkish.
How does olarak work in yazılı olarak?
Olarak often means:
- as
- in the form of
- in a ... way
In this sentence, it turns yazılı into an adverbial expression describing how the notification happened.
So:
- yazılı = written
- yazılı olarak = in written form
You will see the same pattern in many other expressions:
- resmî olarak = officially
- sözlü olarak = orally
- ayrı olarak = separately
So here it answers the question How was it notified?
Answer: Yazılı olarak.
What tense is bildirildi?
It is the simple past with -di, often called the definite past in Turkish grammar.
So bildirildi means:
- was notified
- got notified
The -di past usually presents the event as a concrete, established fact.
In formal written Turkish, this is very common for reporting actions that officially happened.
Is the person or institution that notified it missing from the sentence?
Yes. The sentence does not say who did the notifying.
That is normal in Turkish passive sentences, especially in formal style.
If you wanted to include the agent, Turkish often uses tarafından:
- Fesih şirket tarafından yazılı olarak bildirildi.
= The termination was notified in writing by the company.
But in many official sentences, Turkish prefers to leave the agent out because the focus is on the action itself, not on who performed it.
Why not use feshedildi instead?
This is a very good question, because feshetmek is a real verb meaning to terminate or to rescind.
- Sözleşme feshedildi. = The contract was terminated.
- Fesih bildirildi. = The termination was notified.
These are not the same.
Feshedildi talks about the act of terminating.
Bildirildi talks about the act of notifying or announcing that termination.
In legal contexts, those can be separate steps.
Is the word order fixed in Fesih yazılı olarak bildirildi?
No, Turkish word order is flexible, but this version is very natural and formal.
Current order:
- Fesih = topic / what we are talking about
- yazılı olarak = manner
- bildirildi = verb at the end
This is a very standard Turkish sentence pattern.
You could also say:
- Fesih bildirildi. = The termination was notified.
- Fesih yazılı şekilde bildirildi. = The termination was notified in written form.
But Fesih yazılı olarak bildirildi sounds especially natural in official language.
Is fesih a common everyday word?
Not really. It is mostly formal, official, and legal.
In everyday Turkish, people often prefer simpler wording depending on the context. But in:
- contracts
- employment law
- tenancy issues
- business correspondence
fesih is very common.
So a learner should recognize it well, even if they may not use it much in casual conversation.
Could I replace yazılı olarak with something else?
Yes, there are close alternatives, but they differ slightly in style.
Possible alternatives:
- yazılı şekilde = in written form
- yazılı biçimde = in written form
- yazılı olarak = in writing / in written form
Among these, yazılı olarak is especially common in legal and official Turkish.
Just yazılı bildirildi is less natural here. Turkish strongly prefers the fuller adverbial phrase:
- yazılı olarak bildirildi
So if you want the most standard formal version, keep it as it is.
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