Breakdown of Öyle büyük bir baraj yapıldı ki bütün şehir elektrik alıyor.
bir
a / an
büyük
big
şehir
city
yapmak
to do / to make
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?