Breakdown of Kurşun geçirmez yelekleri ormanda test ettik.
orman
forest
yelek
vest
geçirmek
to spend (time), to pass (something)
kurşun
bullet / lead
test etmek
to test
test
test
Questions & Answers about Kurşun geçirmez yelekleri ormanda test ettik.
How does geçirmez mean "proof" in this sentence?
The root verb is geçirmek, which means "to let pass" or "to transmit". By adding the negative aorist participle suffix -mez, it becomes an adjective meaning "that which does not let pass". Combined with kurşun (bullet), it literally means "bullet non-passing"—or "bulletproof".
Why is kurşun singular here when a vest prevents multiple bullets?
In Turkish, when a noun is paired with a participle to form a compound adjective (like kurşun geçirmez), the noun usually stays singular because it represents a general category, not specific items. English does the exact same thing: we say "bulletproof," not "bulletsproof."
Why is the suffix -i added to yelekler to make yelekleri?
The suffix -i is the definite accusative case marker. We use it because the vests are the specific direct object of the verb test ettik. We aren't testing just any vests in general; we are testing the specific bulletproof vests.
Why is test ettik written as two words instead of being combined like some other etmek verbs?
Test etmek is a compound verb made from the noun test and the helper verb etmek (to do/make). We only write these as a single word if the noun undergoes a sound change (like losing a vowel in sabretmek or doubling a consonant in hissetmek). Since the word test doesn't change, they stay as two separate words.
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