Learn Hardcore Turkish: Nakliye süreci gecikti. - The shipping process has been delayed.

Nakliye means “transportation,” “freight” or “shipment”—the act of moving goods.
Süreç means “process.”
Together, nakliye süreci means “the shipping (transportation) process.”

Why is it süreci and not simply süreç in nakliye süreci?

The -i on süreç is the third-person singular possessive suffix, not the accusative marker here. In Turkish noun–noun compounds like nakliye süreci, the second noun takes a possessive ending to convey “the … process” (i.e. “the process of transportation”).

Is nakliye süreci the direct object of the verb gecikmek? Why does it look like it has an accusative -i?

No. Gecikmek is an intransitive verb meaning “to be delayed” or “to get late,” so nakliye süreci is the unmarked subject (nominative). The -i on süreci is the possessive suffix from the compound nakliye süreci (“the transportation process”), not the accusative case.

What is the breakdown of the verb gecikti in terms of root and suffix?

Root: gecik- (delay)
Past-tense marker: -ti
Combined: gecik + -ti = gecikti (“(it) was delayed”).

How would you say “We delayed the shipping process” in Turkish?

Use the transitive (causative) form geciktirmek:
Nakliye sürecini geciktirdik.
Here sürecini carries both the possessive suffix -i and the accusative marker -ni (buffer n) to show it’s the object.

Can you drop süreci and just say Nakliye gecikti? Does that change the meaning?

Yes, Nakliye gecikti (“the shipment/transportation was delayed”) is perfectly natural and more colloquial. Including süreci makes it sound more formal or technical—emphasizing the entire process rather than just the cargo’s arrival.

What’s the difference between gecikmek and geciktirmek?

Gecikmek is intransitive: “to be delayed” (no object).
Geciktirmek is transitive (causative): “to delay something” (takes an object).

Where is the stress in nakliye süreci gecikti?

Turkish generally stresses the last syllable of each word, so:
nakliYE süreCİ gecikTİ.