Veriler laboratuvarda işleniyor.

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Breakdown of Veriler laboratuvarda işleniyor.

• laboratuvar: the laboratory
• -de: in
• işlenmek: to be processed

Questions & Answers about Veriler laboratuvarda işleniyor.

What case is marked by -da in laboratuvarda, and why is it -da instead of -de?

The suffix -de/-da is the locative case, meaning “in/at/on.” Vowel harmony in Turkish requires matching the last vowel of the stem. Since laboratuvar ends in -a, you use -da (not -de) to get laboratuvarda: “in the laboratory.”

Why doesn’t veriler have any case ending like -i (accusative) or -e (dative)?

Veriler is the subject of the sentence and stays in the nominative case, which is unmarked. Turkish only adds case endings for direct objects (accusative -i/-ı/-u/-ü), indirect objects (dative -e/-a), locative (-de/-da), etc. Subjects remain bare.

How is the passive-progressive verb işleniyor formed from işlemek?

Breakdown of işleniyor:

1. işle- (root “process”)
2. add passive marker -n- → işlen- (“be processed”)
3. add progressive tense -(i)yor → işleniyor (“is being processed”)

Why is there no person marker (like “-yor​um” or “-yor​sun”) on işleniyor?

In Turkish, the present-progressive form for third-person singular drops the personal suffix altogether. So işleniyor by itself means “he/she/it is being processed.”