Breakdown of Öyle büyük bir baraj yapıldı ki bütün şehir elektrik alıyor.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
şehir
city
yapmak
to do / to make
almak
to take, to buy
öyle
like that, so
elektrik
electricity
ki
that (conjunction) / so... that
bütün
all, whole
baraj
dam
Questions & Answers about Öyle büyük bir baraj yapıldı ki bütün şehir elektrik alıyor.
How do we break down the passive verb yapıldı?
The verb root is yap- (to make/build). To make it passive, we add the suffix -ıl, creating yapıl- (to be made/to be built). Finally, we add the definite past tense suffix -dı, giving us yapıldı (was built).
How does the öyle ... ki structure work in this sentence?
The structure öyle ... ki functions just like "so ... that" or "such a ... that" in English, linking a situation to its result. Here, öyle büyük bir baraj (such a big dam) sets up the situation, and the clause after ki explains the result: bütün şehir elektrik alıyor (the whole city gets electricity).
Just as a refresher, why is bir placed after the adjective büyük instead of at the beginning?
In Turkish, the natural word order for "a/an [adjective] [noun]" is Adjective + bir + Noun. Therefore, "a big dam" is büyük bir baraj. Placing bir at the very beginning would sound slightly unnatural to a native speaker unless you were heavily emphasizing the number "one".
Why does the sentence use alıyor for electricity?
The verb almak means "to take," "to get," or "to receive." In Turkish, it is the standard verb used for being connected to utilities or services. If a city or house elektrik alıyor, it is "receiving electricity." It uses the present continuous tense suffix -ıyor because this receiving of power is an ongoing, active state.
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