engellediler

Engellediler is a Turkish verb form meaning "they hindered" or "they prevented." It is the simple past tense, third-person plural form of the verb engellemek, which means to hinder, obstruct, or prevent. The base noun engel means obstacle, and the verb is built from this stem with a causative sense.

Morphology and usage: engellemek combines the root related to obstruction with a causative sense, and engellediler is formed by attaching the past tense suffix -di and the third-person plural suffix -ler, with vowel harmony producing -diler. The result is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and the action is completed in the past. It is commonly found in narrative, reportage, and descriptive contexts where groups are described as blocking or preventing actions, initiatives, or events.

Examples:

- Yetkililer projeyi engellediler. (The officials hindered the project.)

- Protestoları engellediler, ve planlar değişti. (They hindered the protests, and the plans changed.)

Notes: engellediler is transitive and typically takes a direct object representing what was hindered. The form is neutral in tone and is suitable for encyclopedic or formal writing. Related terms include engellemek (to hinder), engel (obstacle), and engel olmak (to become an obstacle).

See also: engellemek, engel, engel olmak, Türkçe fiil çekimleri.