pasifleme

Pasifleme is a Turkish term meaning the act or process of making something passive. The word is formed from the adjective pasif (passive) and the nominalizing suffix -leme, which signals an ongoing process or action. In Turkish, pasifleme is used to describe transformations that shift from an active state or role to a passive one, in both conceptual and practical contexts.

In linguistics, pasifleme commonly refers to processes that convert active voice constructions into passive voice, or to studies of passive constructions themselves. For example, transforming "the researcher wrote the report" into "the report was written by the researcher" can be described as a pasifleme in Turkish-language discussions of syntax and sentence structure.

Beyond linguistics, pasifleme is used more generally to denote a reduction of activity, deactivation, or a form of surface treatment that renders a system or component less reactive. In technical fields, discussions may frame such changes as pasifleme to indicate intentional shift toward passivity, stabilization, or protection against unwanted reactivity.

Because pasifleme is primarily a Turkish-language term, its specific meaning and usage can vary by field and context. In international or English-language technical literature, related concepts are often described with terms like passivation, passive construction, or deactivation, with pasifleme serving as the Turkish-language counterpart or general descriptor.

See also: passive voice, passivation, deactivation, passive construction.