Resmi belgeler arşivde saklanıyor.

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Breakdown of Resmi belgeler arşivde saklanıyor.

• -de: in
• resmi: official
• arşiv: the archive

Questions & Answers about Resmi belgeler arşivde saklanıyor.

What is the function of the suffix -de in arşivde, and why is it -de instead of -da?

The suffix -de is the locative case ending, which corresponds to English “in/at.” It tells you where something happens:

• arşiv (archive) + -de → arşivde (in the archive)

It appears as -de rather than -da because of vowel harmony. The last vowel in arşiv is i, a front vowel, so you must use the front-vowel variant -de.

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Why does saklanıyor have an -n- before -ıyor, and what tense is this?

There are two pieces here:

1. -n- is the passive-voice marker. It turns sakla- (“to store/keep”) into saklan- (“to be stored/kept”).
2. -ıyor is the present continuous tense suffix (roughly “is …ing”).

So saklanıyor literally means “is being stored” (passive + continuous).

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What is the dictionary form (infinitive) of saklanıyor?

The dictionary form of the passive is saklanmak.
Breakdown:

• sakla- (verb stem)
• -n- (passive)
• -mak (infinitive ending)
  Together: saklanmak (“to be stored/kept”).

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