-dığı barədə

Reported Fact with Barədə

Level 5

The -dığı barədə pattern is a formal way to say 'about the fact that...' or 'regarding the matter of...'. It nominalizes a whole sentence so it can be discussed as a topic.

How It Works

The -dığı barədə construction is used to embed a reported event as a complement to nouns like 'information,' 'news,' or 'rumor.'

1. Structure:
The formula is: [Genitive Subject] + [Verb Stem] + [-dıq/-dik/-duq/-dük] + [Possessive Suffix] + barədə.

  • The subject of the clause must be in the genitive case.
  • The suffix -dıq/-dik undergoes consonant mutation (q/k → ğ/y) before the possessive suffix.
  • The possessive suffix must agree with the subject (e.g., mənim gəldiyim, onun gəldiyi).

2. Usage & Register:
This is a highly formal pattern. While casual speech uses ki complement clauses, formal Azerbaijani prefers -dığı barədə to frame information as an official 'matter' or 'topic.'

3. Tense Nuance:
Although often translated in the past tense, it is technically a non-future participle. It covers both completed actions and ongoing states. For future events, use -acağı barədə instead.

Examples (4)

  1. Görüşün təxirə salındığı barədə məlumat verildi.

    Information was given that the meeting had been postponed.

    Word by Word: Meeting's postponement being-done about information was-given.

    Here, the passive verb 'təxirə salınmaq' (to be postponed) is nominalized to report the event as a formal piece of information.

  2. Onun istefa verdiyi barədə şayiələr yayıldı.

    Rumors spread that he had resigned.

    Word by Word: His resignation gave about rumors spread.

    The subject 'o' (he) becomes 'onun' (his) in the genitive, and the verb 'istefa vermək' takes the 3rd person possessive suffix.

  3. Müstəntiq hadisənin baş verdiyi barədə protokol tərtib etdi.

    The investigator drew up a protocol regarding the fact that the incident had occurred.

    Word by Word: Investigator incident's head gave about protocol arrangement did.

    This demonstrates the legal register where 'barədə' functions as 'regarding the matter of'.

  4. Mənim gəldiyim barədə ona heç nə demə.

    Don't tell him anything about the fact that I came.

    Word by Word: My coming about to-him nothing don't-say.

    Even in slightly less formal contexts, this pattern emphasizes the 'fact' of the arrival as a specific topic.

Common Mistakes

  • Omitting the mandatory possessive suffix.

    Onun gəldiy barədə eşitdim.
    Onun gəldiyi barədə eşitdim.

    The suffix -dığ must always be followed by a possessive suffix to link the action to the subject.

  • Using the nominative case for the subject of the clause.

    Direktor gəldiyi barədə xəbər yoxdur.
    Direktorun gəldiyi barədə xəbər yoxdur.

    In formal writing, the subject of a -dığı clause must be in the genitive case (Direktorun).

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Learn This First

The pattern '-dığı barədə' is a formal way to report information about a fact. It combines the factual participle (-dığı) with the postposition 'barədə' (about). To understand this, learners must first be comfortable with how the -dığı participle nominalizes a clause and how it interacts with a genitive subject, as well as the basic use of postpositions meaning 'about'.

Words in This Pattern

barədə