geçirilir

Geçirilir is a Turkish verb form that represents the present simple passive of the verb geçirmek, and by extension of the related causative form geçirmek. The form indicates that the action is experienced or undergone by the subject rather than performed by it. In Turkish, passive verbs are built with a suffix that marks person and tense; for geçirilir, the suffix shows third-person singular present passive, with appropriate vowel harmony giving the -ilir variant.

Morphologically, geçirilir is derived from the stem geçir- (from geçirmek) plus the present passive suffix -ilir, which appears in one of its vowel-harmonized forms (-ilir, -ılır, -ulur, -ülür) depending on the stem’s vowels. The resulting form is used when an external agent is understood or unspecified, and the patient or recipient of the action is the subject of the sentence.

Geçirilir is most common in formal, written, or procedural Turkish. It is employed to describe actions or processes performed on something by an external agent, or to express that time, money, effort, or other resources are being spent or passed in relation to a subject. Because Turkish frequently uses the passive to foreground the patient or the process rather than the agent, geçirilir can appear in descriptive passages, official texts, and specifications.

Related considerations include the distinction between geçirmek (to spend or pass, often with a clear agent) and its passive forms, where the focus shifts to what is being spent or passed. The form also participates in more complex tenses and moods through additional auxiliaries, yielding phrases such as geçmişte geçirilir (was spent) or geçici geçilirse (if it is to be spent).