Breakdown of Yangın hemen söndürülmek zorunda.
hemen
immediately
yangın
the fire
zorunda olmak
to have to
söndürülmek
to be extinguished
Questions & Answers about Yangın hemen söndürülmek zorunda.
Can you break the sentence down word by word?
Yes:
- yangın = fire, blaze
- hemen = immediately, right away
- söndürülmek = to be extinguished
- zorunda = obliged, required; in this pattern, has to / must
So the whole sentence literally looks something like The fire is under an obligation to be extinguished immediately, but the natural English meaning is The fire must be extinguished immediately.
Why is söndürülmek so long, and what does each part do?
It is built from several layers:
- sönmek = to go out, to be extinguished on its own
- söndürmek = to extinguish, to put out
- söndürülmek = to be extinguished
A useful learner-friendly breakdown is:
- söndür- = extinguish, put out
- -ül- = passive marker here, giving be extinguished
- -mek = infinitive, to ...
So söndürülmek means to be extinguished.
Why is it söndürülmek and not sönmek?