Word
Yabancı ajan deşifre oldu.
Meaning
The foreign agent was exposed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Yabancı ajan deşifre oldu.
yabancı
stranger / foreigner
ajan
agent
deşifre olmak
to be exposed / deciphered
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Questions & Answers about Yabancı ajan deşifre oldu.
Why does deşifre oldu mean 'was exposed'? Doesn't deşifre relate to deciphering?
Yes, deşifre comes from French and literally means 'deciphered'. In Turkish, when applied to spies, secrets, or undercover operations, deşifre olmak is the standard idiom for having one's cover blown or being exposed.
Why is oldu used here instead of a passive verb like edildi?
You will often see both deşifre edildi (was exposed by someone) and deşifre oldu (became exposed). Using olmak focuses on the agent's change of state rather than the external force that exposed them, even though we naturally translate it to the passive 'was exposed' in English.
Does yabancı mean 'stranger' or 'foreign' here?
Yabancı can mean both 'stranger' (as a noun) and 'foreign' (as an adjective). Because it is placed directly before the noun ajan (agent), it acts as an adjective here, meaning 'foreign'.