Breakdown of Örtü katlanıyor ve leke siliniyor.
ve
and
silmek
to wipe / to clean (by wiping)
leke
stain
katlamak
to fold
Questions & Answers about Örtü katlanıyor ve leke siliniyor.
How is the passive voice formed in katlanıyor?
The active verb root is katla- (to fold). Because this root ends in a vowel, we form the passive simply by adding the letter -n, creating the passive stem katlan- (to be folded). After that, we add the standard present continuous suffix -ıyor to get katlanıyor (it is being folded).
Why is the passive suffix -in used in siliniyor instead of the usual -il?
The root of the verb is sil- (to wipe). Normally, verbs ending in a consonant take -il (or -ıl, -ul, -ül) to become passive. However, if the verb root already ends in the letter l, it takes the suffix -in instead. This rule exists because saying something like silil- is awkward to pronounce, so it becomes silin- (to be wiped).
Why don't örtü and leke have accusative case endings in this sentence?
In an active sentence, the cover and the stain would be the direct objects (the things you fold and wipe), so they would take the accusative case. But in a passive sentence, the object of the action becomes the grammatical subject. As subjects, örtü and leke must stay in their plain (dictionary) form.
Where does the word örtü come from?