B1

Passive Voice

Edilgen Çatı

About this concept

Passive formed with -il/-ıl/-ul/-ül (after consonants) or -n (after vowels). Used more than in English, especially for impersonal statements.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level B1.

Examples

Kapı açıldı.The door was opened.

Burada sigara içilmez.Smoking is not allowed here.

Türkçe konuşulur.Turkish is spoken.

Prerequisite

Past Tense (-di)A2

Concepts that build on this

Causative VoiceB1 Reflexive VoiceB1 Formal/Official LanguageC1

More B1 concepts

Reported Past (-miş)Duyulan Geçmiş Zaman Past Tense Contrast (-di vs -miş)Geçmiş Zaman Karşılaştırması Conditional MoodKoşul Kipi (-se/-sa)Necessity/ObligationGereklilik Kipi Ability/Possibility (-ebilmek)Yeterlilik Fiili

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