Dinlenir

Dinlenir is a Turkish verb form that appears in the present tense. It is most commonly encountered as the third-person singular form and is used in the passive voice of the related verb dinlemek (to listen) or, in some contexts, of dinlenmek (to rest or be rested). In practice, dinlenir functions as a generic predicate that denotes an action occurring to the subject, with the subject left unspecified and supplied by context.

In everyday usage, dinlenir is frequently found in statements about music, performances, or other sounds being listened to. For example, Şarkılar dinlenir means “Songs are listened to.” The form is neutral and impersonal, fitting for encyclopedic or documentary tones where the focus is on the event rather than on who performs it. Dinlenmek, on the other hand, conveys resting or taking a break, and dinlenir can express that rest in a passive sense, depending on the sentence structure and context.

Etymologically, dinlenir derives from the root din- associated with listening or resting, with Turkish affixes marking present tense and voice. Because Turkish relies on suffixal morphology rather than fixed word order, dinlenir can be used with various subjects, and its precise meaning is determined by the surrounding words.

See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish verbs, Passive voice, Dinlemek, Dinlenmek.