Buzdolabında depolanan yiyecekler taze kalıyor.

Buzdolabında means in the refrigerator.

It can be broken down like this:

• buzdolabı = refrigerator / fridge
• -nda = in / at / inside

So:

• buzdolabında = in the refrigerator

A learner may notice that the ending is -nda, not just -da. That is because buzdolabı is a compound noun, and in this form the locative ending appears as -nda.

Depolanan means stored or being stored.

It comes from the verb depolamak, which means to store.

The form includes:

• a passive idea: depolan- = to be stored
• a participle ending: -an

So depolanan yiyecekler literally means:

• the foods that are stored
• or more naturally, the stored foods

In Turkish, words that describe a noun usually come before the noun.

So instead of saying:

• yiyecekler that are stored

Turkish says:

• depolanan yiyecekler

This is very normal Turkish structure. A participle like depolanan works almost like an adjective here.

Yes.

This is one of the most important things for English speakers to get used to: Turkish often uses a participle instead of a full relative clause.

So:

• depolanan yiyecekler = the foods that are stored
• literally, something like stored foods

Turkish does not need a separate word for that are here.

Yiyecekler means foods or food items.

It comes from:

• yiyecek = food / something to eat
• -ler = plural ending

So:

• yiyecekler = foods

In English, we often just say food, even when the meaning is plural. Turkish can use either singular or plural depending on what the speaker wants to emphasize. Here, yiyecekler suggests multiple food items.

Taze kalıyor means stays fresh or remains fresh.

Breaking it down:

• taze = fresh
• kalıyor = stays / remains / is staying

The verb kalmak means to stay, to remain, or to be left depending on context.

So taze kalmak is a very common expression meaning:

• to stay fresh
• to remain fresh

Because the idea is remaining in a state, not becoming a state.

• kalmak = to stay / remain
• olmak = to become / be

So:

• taze kalıyor = it stays fresh
• taze oluyor would mean something more like it becomes fresh, which is not the intended meaning here

For food in a fridge, the natural idea is that it remains fresh, so kalıyor is the right verb.

Both can be possible in different contexts, but they feel a little different.

• kalıyor often sounds more natural in everyday speech for a general ongoing situation
• kalır can sound more like a general rule, habitual fact, or a slightly more formal statement

So:

• Buzdolabında depolanan yiyecekler taze kalıyor. = a natural spoken-style statement
• Buzdolabında depolanan yiyecekler taze kalır. = more like Food stored in the refrigerator stays fresh as a general principle

In many real-life contexts, Turkish uses -iyor where English learners might expect a simple present.

The basic structure is:

• Buzdolabında depolanan yiyecekler = subject
• taze kalıyor = predicate

So the whole sentence is:

• [Subject] [Verb phrase]

More literally:

• Foods stored in the refrigerator
  • stay fresh

Turkish usually puts the main verb near the end of the sentence, which is exactly what happens here.

Turkish does not have articles like English the and a/an.

Whether something is understood as the food, food, or some food depends on context.

So:

• yiyecekler can mean foods, the foods, or sometimes just food items, depending on the situation

In translation, English often needs an article, but Turkish does not.

Yes, in many contexts it could, but the nuance changes slightly.

• depolamak = to store, to keep in storage
• saklamak = to keep, preserve, hide, store

So:

• buzdolabında depolanan yiyecekler sounds a bit more like foods stored in the refrigerator
• buzdolabında saklanan yiyecekler can also mean foods kept in the refrigerator

Both are possible, but depolamak sounds a little more like storage, while saklamak is often more everyday and broader in meaning.

Yes.

Even though kalıyor is formally a present continuous-type form, Turkish often uses it for:

• things happening now
• regular habits
• general real-world truths in everyday language

So this sentence can naturally mean a general statement such as:

• food stored in the refrigerator stays fresh

It does not have to mean only right at this moment.