Rapor güvenli bir şekilde şifreleniyor.

The report is securely encrypted.

Breakdown of Rapor güvenli bir şekilde şifreleniyor.

• rapor: the report
• şifrelenmek: to be encrypted
• güvenli bir şekilde: securely

Questions & Answers about Rapor güvenli bir şekilde şifreleniyor.

Why doesn’t Rapor have a case suffix like -ı to mark it as the object?

Because the verb şifreleniyor is in the passive voice. In Turkish passive constructions, what would be the direct object in an active sentence becomes the subject and takes the zero‐case (no suffix). So Rapor is the subject of the passive verb and stays in the nominative form.

What are the parts of the word şifreleniyor, and how do they work together?

şifreleniyor can be broken down as follows:

• şifrele-: the verb root meaning “to encrypt”
• -n(-): passive voice suffix (“be encrypted”)
• -iyor: present-continuous tense suffix (“is …-ing”)
• (zero) person ending: third-person singular unmarked

Putting it all together, şifreleniyor literally means “is being encrypted.”

Why is the sentence in the passive voice? Wouldn’t an active form mention who is encrypting?

In Turkish (as in English), the passive is often used when the agent (the person or thing performing the action) is unknown, unimportant or deliberately left out. Here the focus is on the process—“the report is being encrypted”—rather than on who does the encrypting. If you wanted to specify the agent, you could say: • Admin raporu güvenli bir şekilde şifreliyor.
(“The admin encrypts the report in a secure way.”)

How is güvenli bir şekilde formed, and why does it function as an adverb?

güvenli bir şekilde literally means “in a secure way.” It consists of:

1. güvenli (adjective “secure/safe”)
2. bir (indefinite article “a/an,” used here to mean “one way”)
3. şekil (noun “form/way”) + locative suffix -de → şekilde (“in the way”)

Together they form a manner adverbial phrase (“in a secure way”), describing how the action is performed.

Is the bir in güvenli bir şekilde mandatory? Could I just say güvenli şekilde?

Yes, you can omit bir for a slightly more concise form. Both are correct: • güvenli bir şekilde (a secure way)
• güvenli şekilde (securely)
Dropping bir is very common in everyday speech and writing.

Are there alternative ways to express “securely” in Turkish?

Yes, a few common options are: • güvenlikle (using the noun güvenlik in the instrumental case: “with security/securely”)
• emniyetli bir şekilde or emniyetle (from emniyet, another word for “safety”)
• adjective + -ce/-ca suffix (less common here): güvenli­ce (archaic/poetic)

What’s the difference between şifreleniyor, şifrelendi, and şifrelenecek?

They are different tense/aspect forms of the passive verb “to be encrypted”:
• şifreleniyor – present continuous: “is being encrypted” (action is ongoing)
• şifrelendi – simple past: “was encrypted” or “has been encrypted” (action completed)
• şifrelenecek – future: “will be encrypted” (action yet to happen)

Can I move güvenli bir şekilde elsewhere in the sentence, or does it have to come right before şifreleniyor?

Turkish word order is quite flexible, but manner adverbs (like güvenli bir şekilde) most naturally appear just before the verb they modify. You could say: • Güvenli bir şekilde rapor şifreleniyor.
for emphasis on the adverbial phrase, but placing it immediately before the verb is the default and clearest:
• Rapor güvenli bir şekilde şifreleniyor.