ölçülürdü

ölçülürdü is a Turkish verb form used to express the passive voice in the past tense. It translates most often as "was measured" or "used to be measured" and is formed from the verb ölçülmek (to be measured) with the passive stem ölçül- and the past tense suffix -dü, applying vowel harmony. The form can indicate a single past event in narrative context or a habitual past action when set in broader discourse.

Morphology and usage

- Basis: ölçülmek (to be measured) -> ölçül- (passive stem)

- Tense/mood: past imperfect/passive, expressed with the suffix -dü

- Persons: the full set includes ölçülürdüm, ölçülürdün, ölçülürdü, ölçülürdük, ölçülürdünüz, ölçülürdüler, corresponding to I/we/you/he/she/they were measured, respectively.

- Nuance: often conveys a habitual or generic past action rather than a single instance, especially in formal or narrative writing.

Examples

- Geçmişte laboratuvarlarda bu cihazlar sık sık ölçülürdü. (In the past, these devices were measured frequently on the laboratory floor.)

- Köydeki ölçüm çalışmaları uzun yıllar boyunca her gün ölçülürdü. (In the village, measurement studies were conducted daily for many years.)

See also

- Ölçülmek, the verb from which ölçülürdü is derived

- Turkish passive voice and its tense forms

Notes

- The form is common in historical, technical, and descriptive Turkish, where it helps describe routine or established practices in the past without specifying a particular moment.