kesildi

Kesildi is a Turkish verb form meaning “was cut” or “has been cut” and is the simple past passive form of kesmek, which means to cut. It is used when the subject of the sentence is the one that receives the action of cutting.

The form is built from the verb stem kes- with the passive marker il- and the past tense suffix di, all harmonized for vowel harmony. As a finite verb, kesildi does not carry explicit subject agreement beyond its tense, and the agent of cutting can be omitted or expressed with an agent phrase such as tarafından.

Common uses include describing physical cutting as well as interruptions or severances. For example, Kumaş kesildi means the fabric was cut. Tel kesildi can refer to a wire being cut, and Telefon hattı kesildi means the phone line was cut or disconnected. In discourse about conversations or signals, kesildi can convey that an ongoing process was interrupted, as in Konuşma kesildi (“the conversation was cut off”).

To indicate the agent responsible for the cutting, Turkish often uses a by-phrase with tarafından: Kumaş terzi tarafından kesildi (“The fabric was cut by the tailor”). The term remains commonly used in everyday language, journalism, and descriptions of incidents, from tailoring to accidents and interruptions.

See also: Turkish grammar, Passive voice in Turkish, Turkish verb conjugation.