Word
Sorumlular toplantıya çağrıldı.
Meaning
The responsible ones were called to the meeting.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Sorumlular toplantıya çağrıldı.
toplantı
meeting
çağırmak
to call (over), summon
sorumlu
responsible
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Questions & Answers about Sorumlular toplantıya çağrıldı.
Why is it çağrıldı instead of çağırıldı?
The root verb is çağırmak (to call). When the passive suffix -ıl is added, the second vowel ı in the root drops out. This is a common vowel loss (ünlü düşmesi) that happens to certain two-syllable words when a suffix starting with a vowel is added.
How does the adjective sorumlu work as the subject here?
In Turkish, adjectives can act directly as nouns (nominalization). By attaching the plural suffix -lar to the adjective sorumlu (responsible), it automatically translates to 'the responsible ones' or 'the people in charge'.
Why does the verb çağrıldı use the passive suffix -ıl rather than -ın?
The passive suffix depends on the verb root's final letter. Because çağır- ends in a consonant other than 'l', it takes the four-way vowel plus 'l' suffix (-ıl / -il / -ul / -ül). If the root ended in a vowel, it would take -n, and if it ended in 'l', it would take -ın / -in / -un / -ün.
Why does toplantı take the dative case here?