Breakdown of Mikroskop, o yüzyılda laboratuvarda geliştirildi.
o
that / he / she / it
geliştirmek
to improve
laboratuvar
laboratory
yüzyıl
century
Questions & Answers about Mikroskop, o yüzyılda laboratuvarda geliştirildi.
How do we get the passive verb geliştirildi from its root form?
The root is gelişmek (to develop/mature, which is an intransitive action). First, the causative suffix -tir is added to make it transitive: geliştirmek (to develop something). Because the new stem geliştir- ends in the consonant "r", it takes the passive suffix -il. Adding the definite past tense -di gives us geliştirildi (was developed).
How is the word yüzyılda formed?
It is a compound word made by joining yüz (hundred) and yıl (year) to mean "century". The -da at the end is the locative case suffix (in/at/on), so yüzyılda translates to "in the century".
Why does the time expression (o yüzyılda) come before the place expression (laboratuvarda)?
In standard Turkish sentence structure, expressions of time usually precede expressions of place. Therefore, the standard order is Subject (Mikroskop) + Time (o yüzyılda) + Place (laboratuvarda) + Verb (geliştirildi).
Why is there a comma after Mikroskop?