Tanimlanirlar

Tanimlanirlar is the Turkish present tense passive form of the verb tanımlamak, meaning to define. In normal Turkish orthography the form is tanımlanırlar, which translates to “they are defined.” The ASCII transliteration without diacritics is tanimlanirlar. The construction expresses that the subjects receive the action of defining, typically in formal, descriptive, or definitional contexts.

Morphology and form. In Turkish, the passive voice is created by adding a passive marker and the appropriate person ending. Tanimlanırlar specifically marks a third-person plural subject in the present tense. The form therefore indicates that multiple items or terms are defined by an agent (someone or something). The same verb in singular or other persons would be tanımlanır (they are defined for singular he/she/it) or tanımlanırlar (they are defined).

Usage. This form is common in dictionaries, glossaries, academic writing, and instructional texts where definitions apply to several items. It allows statements to present definitions in a neutral, objective way. For example: Bu terimler tanımlanırlar. (These terms are defined.) Sözlükte bu kavramlar sık sık tanımlanırlar. (In the dictionary, these concepts are defined frequently.)

Notes. While tanımlanırlar is standard in Turkish, dialectal or stylistic variations may use different passive constructions. The concept is part of Turkic grammar’s broader use of passive voice to present definitions and descriptions without specifying the agent.