Zor soruyu pas geçtik.

• zor = difficult / hard
• soruyu = the question as the direct object
• pas geçtik = we skipped / we passed over

So structurally, it is:

• zor → adjective describing the noun
• soruyu → object of the verb phrase
• pas geçtik → past-tense verb phrase meaning we skipped it

A very literal breakdown would be something like:

• difficult question-(accusative) skip-past-1st person plural

So the sentence is built as [adjective + object] + [verb].

Because soruyu has the accusative ending and marks a specific direct object.

• soru = a question / question
• soruyu = the question / that question

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a particular question, not just any question in general. That is why Turkish uses the accusative here.

Breakdown:

• soru
• -yu = accusative suffix

The y is a buffer consonant, added because the noun ends in a vowel.

So:

• soru + u would be awkward
• Turkish inserts y → soruyu

It is the accusative case suffix, used for a definite or specific direct object.

The basic accusative endings in Turkish are:

• -ı
• -i
• -u
• -ü

Which one appears depends on vowel harmony.

Since soru contains the vowel u, the matching accusative vowel is also u, giving:

• soru + -(y)u = soruyu

The y appears only because soru ends in a vowel.

Because in Turkish, adjectives normally come before the nouns they describe.

So:

• zor soru = difficult question
• uzun kitap = long book
• güzel ev = beautiful house

That part works much like English.

When the noun gets case marking, the adjective usually does not change:

• zor soru = difficult question
• zor soruyu = the difficult question (as object)

So zor stays the same, and the case ending goes on the noun.

Pas geçmek is a common Turkish expression meaning to skip, to pass over, or to leave unanswered / untouched, depending on context.

It is a kind of fixed expression:

• pas
  • geçmek

Even though geçmek by itself often means to pass, go past, or cross, the full expression pas geçmek has the more specific sense of skipping something.

It is often used in contexts like:

• exams
• quizzes
• interviews
• games
• discussion topics

For example, if someone does not answer a question, they might say they pas geçti it.

It is usually felt as colloquial or at least fairly conversational.

It is very common in everyday speech, especially in situations like:

• We skipped that question
• Let’s pass that topic for now
• He left that part unanswered

In a more formal context, Turkish might use alternatives depending on the situation, such as expressions meaning:

• to omit
• to leave unanswered
• to move on
• to ignore / bypass

But pas geçmek is extremely natural in spoken Turkish and very common.

Geçtik is the past-tense, first-person plural form of geçmek.

Breakdown:

• geç- = verb stem
• -ti / -dı / -du / -dü = past tense
• -k = we

So:

• geçtim = I passed
• geçtin = you passed
• geçti = he/she/it passed
• geçtik = we passed
• geçtiniz = you passed
• geçtiler = they passed

In this sentence, because it is part of the expression pas geçmek, geçtik means we skipped.

Because Turkish usually does not need subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows the person.

Here, -k in geçtik already tells you the subject is we.

So:

• pas geçtik = we skipped
• biz pas geçtik = we skipped

Both are possible, but biz is often omitted unless the speaker wants emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Biz pas geçtik, onlar cevapladı.
  We skipped it, they answered it.

So in your sentence, leaving out biz is completely normal.

In this sentence, it means a specific difficult question, so in English it is often best understood as the difficult question or that difficult question.

That is because of the accusative marking on soruyu.

Compare:

• Zor soru çözdük.
  We solved a difficult question / difficult questions.

• Zor soruyu çözdük.
  We solved the difficult question.

So the accusative often pushes the meaning toward something specific and identifiable.

Yes, Turkish word order is flexible, but the most neutral order here is:

• Zor soruyu pas geçtik.

That is a natural object + verb structure.

You might also hear variations for emphasis, such as:

• Pas geçtik zor soruyu.
• Zor soruyu biz pas geçtik.

These are possible in the right context, but they sound more marked or emphatic.

For a learner, the safest default is:

• [object] + [verb]

So Zor soruyu pas geçtik is the most straightforward version.

Not if you want the meaning we skipped the difficult question.

• Zor soruyu geçtik would more naturally mean something like we got past the difficult question or we passed through that difficult question/problem, depending on context.
• Zor soruyu pas geçtik specifically means we skipped it.

So pas geçmek is important here. It is not just extra decoration; it changes the meaning.

No, pas is a borrowing used in Turkish, especially from the language of sports, where it means pass.

In pas geçmek, that idea developed into passing over something, and from there into the common meaning to skip.

So even though the expression may look unusual at first, it is very common in modern Turkish.

Depending on context, natural translations include:

• We skipped the hard question.
• We passed over the difficult question.
• We left the difficult question unanswered.
• We skipped that tough question.

In an exam or quiz context, We skipped the hard question is probably the most natural everyday translation.