"Ne zaman kayboldu?"

Translation: When did it get lost?

[el_kousy]

what is the difference between kaybetmek and kaybolmak

[Yomalyn]

Kaybetmek = to lose something
This is a transitive verb, and it will require accusative case on the object that has been lost.

• Anahtarlarımı kaybettim = I lost my keys
• Kedimizi kaybettik = We lost our cat
• Aklını kaybettin mi? = Have you lost your mind? ;-)

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Kaybolmak = to be lost
This is an intransitive verb, and the lost item is now the subject, so it stays in nominative case:

• (Ben) Kayboldum = I got lost
• Kedimiz kayboldu = Our cat was lost
• Anahtarlar kayboldu = The keys were lost /vanished

(This is a good way to deflect responsibility: I didn't loose the keys... The keys got lost on their own, haha!)

[Complex77]

By the way, can you use "Kaybol!" as "Get lost!" ?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

I will check with some friends, but I do not think so. If you do that, you would be telling someone to literally get lost (and in to intentionally lose their way).

[Ektoraskan]

Oh you can use it that way :-] Kaybol = get out of my sight. (And here's a song ;p)

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Selcen confirmed this earlier on today and I was about to respond! I guess I have been lucky enough that no one has ever said it to me ;)

[dNZuIgNC]

why is "what time did it get lost" marked as wrong?