Fren testi geçti; hâlbuki fren tertibatında ağır kusur bulundu.

The brake test passed, whereas a major defect was found in the braking system.

Breakdown of Fren testi geçti; hâlbuki fren tertibatında ağır kusur bulundu.

• geçmek: to pass
• bulmak: to find
• hâlbuki: however
• ağır kusur: a major defect in a vehicle inspection

Questions & Answers about Fren testi geçti; hâlbuki fren tertibatında ağır kusur bulundu.

Why is the subject missing in Fren testi geçti?

Turkish often leaves the subject unstated when it is clear from context. Here, the implied subject is something like the vehicle, the car, or simply it.

So geçti means passed, and the full idea is something like It passed the brake test.

This is much more natural in Turkish than in English, where you usually need to say the subject explicitly.

Why is it fren testi, and not fren testini?

Fren testi is a noun compound meaning brake test:

• fren = brake
• testi = test, with the compound ending -i

That -i is part of the compound structure, not automatically the accusative case.

In very careful standard Turkish, if this whole phrase is the definite object of geçmek, many speakers would prefer fren testini geçti.

So why does your sentence have fren testi geçti? It is a compact, report-like style. You may encounter this kind of shortening in official or condensed language. As a learner, though, fren testini geçti is the safer form to produce yourself.

What does geçti mean here exactly?