temizlenemeyen

Temizlenemeyen is a Turkish adjective meaning “unable to be cleaned” or “impossible to remove by cleaning.” It is used to describe substances, surfaces, or stains that do not come clean through ordinary cleaning methods, and it can also be used in a figurative sense to denote something that cannot be erased or removed, such as traces, memories, or guilt.

Morphology and usage note: the word is formed from temizlemek (to clean) with the passive stem temizlen- and the participle suffix -emeyen, which conveys the idea of “not able to.” As an attributive adjective, it typically precedes the noun it describes, for example temizlenemeyen lekeler (stains that cannot be cleaned) or temizlenemeyen izler (unremovable traces). The sense can be literal or metaphorical depending on context.

Common uses:

- Literal: Gömlekte temizlenemeyen lekeler var. (There are stains on the shirt that cannot be cleaned.)

- Literal with materials: Bu kumaş temizlenemeyen lekeler bırakır. (This fabric leaves behind stains that cannot be cleaned.)

- Figurative: Geçmişin temizlenemeyen izleri hâlâ etrafını sarmış durumda. (The unerasable traces of the past still surround it.)

Related terms and alternatives: Turkish also uses forms like yıkanamayan or silinemeyen for “unwashable” or “unerasable,” while more general expressions such as temizleyemeyen can be used in similar contexts. Temizlenemeyen has a neutral to descriptive tone and is more common in descriptive prose and everyday speech than in strict formal writing.

See also: Turkish morphology of negative participles, imperms like okunamayan (unreadable) and görülemeyen (unseeable) as parallel formations.