Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlandı.

The new version was published today.

Breakdown of Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlandı.

• bugün: today
• yeni: new
• yayımlanmak: to be published
• sürüm: the version

Questions & Answers about Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlandı.

What does the ending -dı in "yayımlandı" do?

• It’s the simple past tense marker -DI (“was/were” or “did”).
• It changes shape by vowel harmony: -dı/-di/-du/-dü. Here it’s -dı because the last vowel in the stem is the back, unrounded vowel a (in “-lan-”), so the suffix picks ı.
• After a voiceless consonant, the “d” would devoice to “t” (e.g., baktı), but here the preceding consonant is “n”, so it stays -dı.

Why is "yayımlandı" in the passive, and how would I say it actively?

• yayımlandı = “was published” (passive). The thing published is the subject.
• To make it active, name the agent and use yayımladı:
  • “The company published the new version today” → Şirket bugün yeni sürümü yayımladı.
• Structural contrast:
  • Passive: Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlandı.
  • Active: (X) bugün yeni sürümü yayımladı.

What’s the difference between "yayımlamak" and "yayınlamak"?

• Prescriptive (dictionary) guidance in Turkey often says:
  • yayımlamak = to publish (books, articles, software releases).
  • yayınlamak = to broadcast (radio/TV).
• Real-life usage: yayınlamak is widely used for both “publish” and “broadcast.” You’ll see both yayımlandı and yayınlandı in the wild. If you want to be safe/formal, prefer yayımlamak for “publish.”

How is "yayımlandı" built morphologically?

• yay (to spread) → yayım (publication, derived noun) → yayımla- (to publish) → add passive -n- → yayımlan- (to be published) → add past -dı → yayımlandı (“was published”).
• So: yayımla-n-dı = publish-PASS-PAST.3SG.

Where is “the” in "yeni sürüm"? How does definiteness work?

• Turkish has no definite article “the.” Yeni sürüm can mean “the new version” if the context makes it specific.
• If you needed an indefinite “a,” you’d use bir: yeni bir sürüm = “a new version.”

Can I move "bugün" to the front? Does word order change the meaning?

• Yes. Common options:
  • Bugün yeni sürüm yayımlandı.
  • Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlandı.
• Both are fine; sentence-initial bugün puts mild emphasis on “today.” Turkish is flexible, but the verb typically sits at (or near) the end.

How do I pronounce the tricky vowels "ı" and "ü" in this sentence?

• ı (dotless i): close, unrounded vowel. Think a tightened “uh” with lips relaxed. In yayımlandı, the last syllable is like “-duh” but with the special ı sound, not the English schwa.
• ü: like French “u” (tu) or German “ü” (für). Round your lips while saying “ee.” So sürüm ≈ “syu-RUM,” bugün ≈ “boo-GÜN.”
• Rough guides:
  • Yeni: yeh-NEE
  • sürüm: syu-RUHM
  • bugün: boo-GÜN
  • yayımlandı: ya-yum-LAHN-dɯ (that last vowel is ı)

Why is it "-dı" and not "-di/-du/-dü"? Is this vowel harmony?

• Yes. The past suffix -DI harmonizes with the last vowel of the stem:
  • After back unrounded (a/ı) → -dı
  • After front unrounded (e/i) → -di
  • After back rounded (o/u) → -du
  • After front rounded (ö/ü) → -dü
• “yayımlan-” ends with the back vowel “a,” so we get -dı.

What’s the difference between "yayımlandı" and "yayımlanmış"?

• yayımlandı: plain/simple past, a completed fact.
• yayımlanmış: reported/evidential past or “apparently/it seems/has been published (I learn/notice).”
  • Example nuance: Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlanmış suggests you heard/read it was published, or you just discovered it.

Could I say "çıktı" instead of "yayımlandı"? Any nuance?

• çıktı = “came out/was released.” Very common and neutral for software/media.
• yayımlandı = specifically “was published,” slightly more formal/official.
• Both are natural; choose based on tone and context:
  • Yeni sürüm bugün çıktı.
  • Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlandı.

If the subject is plural, does the verb also become plural?

• With inanimate subjects, Turkish often keeps the verb singular:
  • Yeni sürümler bugün yayımlandı.
• You can use a plural ending with animate subjects; with inanimates it’s usually not needed. Using yayımlandılar is possible but sounds marked and is typically avoided for inanimate things.

How would I add the agent in a passive sentence (e.g., “by Apple”)?

• Use -tarafından:
  • Yeni sürüm bugün Apple tarafından yayımlandı.
• Or switch to active:
  • Apple bugün yeni sürümü yayımladı.

What’s the negative form?

• Insert the negative -ma/-me before the past:
  • yayımlanmadı = “was not published.”
  • Full sentence: Yeni sürüm bugün yayımlanmadı.

Is "bugün" one word or two?

• It’s one word: bugün (“today”). Writing bu gün is nonstandard/archaic in modern Turkish.

Is "sürüm" the only way to say “version”? What about "versiyon"?

• sürüm is the native Turkish term and very common in tech contexts.
• versiyon (from French/English) is also widely used in everyday speech. Both are understood:
  • Yeni sürüm/versiyon bugün yayımlandı.

Is "yayımlanıldı" ever correct?

• No. That’s a double passive/incorrect stacking. The correct passive past is simply yayımlandı.