Learn Turkish: Terk edilmiş bir hastane bulduk. - We found an abandoned hospital.

Terk edilmiş bir hastane bulduk.

We found an abandoned hospital.

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Questions & Answers about Terk edilmiş bir hastane bulduk.

How does the -miş ending work here in terk edilmiş?

Here, -miş turns the verb terk edilmek (to be abandoned) into an adjective describing the hospital. It acts like the English past participle '-ed', showing the hospital is in a state resulting from a past action.

Why is it terk edilmiş and not terk etmiş?

Terk etmek is the active verb 'to abandon', so terk etmiş would describe someone who did the abandoning. Since the hospital didn't abandon anyone, but rather was abandoned, we first make the verb passive (terk edilmek) and then add the -miş ending.

Why does bir come after terk edilmiş rather than before it?

In Turkish, when you use an adjective along with the indefinite article bir (a/an), the adjective almost always comes first. The standard pattern is Adjective + bir + Noun, so it must be terk edilmiş bir hastane.

Why are terk and edilmiş written as two separate words?

Compound verbs formed with a noun and a helping verb like etmek are written as two words unless the noun undergoes a sound change (like a dropped or doubled consonant). Since the word terk doesn't change when combined, it stays separate.