Breakdown of Bu bina her gün saat iki buçukta temizleniyor.
bu
this
iki
two
bina
building
temizlemek
to clean
her
every
gün
day
saat
hour / o'clock
buçuk
half past
Questions & Answers about Bu bina her gün saat iki buçukta temizleniyor.
How do we form the passive voice in temizleniyor?
The root verb is temizlemek (to clean). Because the stem temizle- ends in a vowel, we use the passive suffix -n to create temizlen- (to be cleaned). Then we add the present continuous suffix -iyor to get temizleniyor.
What if I wanted to say the building "was cleaned" or "will be cleaned"?
You keep the exact same passive stem, temizlen-, and just change the tense suffix. For the past tense, use temizlendi (was cleaned). For the future tense, use temizlenecek (will be cleaned).
Why does Turkish use the -iyor tense here when the English translation is the simple present ("is cleaned")?
In Turkish, the present continuous tense (-iyor) is frequently used for regular, repeated actions. Because this happens her gün (every day), -iyor sounds completely natural. English prefers the simple present for daily habits, which is why it translates to "is cleaned" instead of "is being cleaned."
How does buçukta work to mean "at half past"?
Buçuk means "half" when telling time or using numbers. To say an action happens at a certain time, Turkish adds the locative case suffix (the equivalent of "in/on/at"). Here, it takes the form -ta to match the hard consonant at the end of buçuk, making saat iki buçukta (at half past two).
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