Word
Aidat bugün ödendi.
Meaning
The dues were paid today.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Aidat bugün ödendi.
What exactly does the word aidat mean? Is it rent or a bill?
In Turkish, aidat means dues or a membership/maintenance fee. It’s most commonly the monthly building or homeowners’ association fee, or club/union dues.
- Not rent: kira
- Not a utility bill: fatura
- Not a tax: vergi
- Not a tuition/official fee: harç
- Not a wage/fee: ücret
What verb form is ödendi, and where is the English was?
Ödendi is the passive past of ödemek (to pay). Turkish builds was paid inside the verb:
- öde (pay) + -n- (passive) + -di (past) → ödendi = was paid There’s no separate word for was; the tense is in -di and the passive is in -n-.
Why is it aidat and not aidatı here?
Because the sentence is in the passive voice, aidat is the grammatical subject, so it stays unmarked (no accusative). In active voice, as a definite object, it takes accusative:
- Passive: Aidat bugün ödendi.
- Active: Bugün aidatı ödedim. (I paid the dues today.)
Can I say who paid it?