Breakdown of Kaldırımlar tamir ediliyor ve yollar genişletiliyor.
ve
and
yol
road
tamir etmek
to repair
kaldırım
pavement / sidewalk
genişletmek
to widen / to expand
Questions & Answers about Kaldırımlar tamir ediliyor ve yollar genişletiliyor.
How do we form the passive voice in tamir ediliyor?
The verb is a compound: tamir etmek (to repair). To make it passive, we change the auxiliary verb etmek by adding the passive suffix -il, turning it into edilmek (to be repaired). Then we just add the present continuous ending -iyor.
How is the word genişletiliyor built from its root?
It starts with the adjective geniş (wide). It turns into a verb genişlemek (to become wide), then the causative suffix -t makes it genişletmek (to widen something). Next, the passive suffix -il makes it genişletilmek (to be widened). Finally, we add -iyor for the present continuous tense.
Why don't the verbs have a plural suffix, since kaldırımlar and yollar are plural?
This is a great rule to remember: in Turkish, when a plural subject is non-human or inanimate (like pavements or roads), the verb must remain in the singular form. So we say tamir ediliyor instead of tamir ediliyorlar.
Why does the translation say "are being repaired" instead of just "are repaired"?
The suffix -iyor shows the present continuous tense. Combining a passive verb with -iyor tells us that the action is actively happening to the subject right now, which translates perfectly to "is/are being done" in English.
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