"Bir kaza oldu."

Translation: There has been an accident.

[G0108]

Why not "It was an accident"?

[AlexinNotTurkey]

That would be "Bir kazaydı." "olmak" basically means "to happen" or "to become." Sometimes, in different tenses and contexts, it can also have the meaning of "there is/was/has been/etc." It isn't the verb to be, but it sometimes has some similarities.

[MouhBeiraq]

Would "An accident has taken place" or "An accident occurred" work?

[MrK815826]

There had been an accident

[Afra1moghny]

is "He had an accident." correct?

[ilknr1]

No, it means "O bir kaza geçirdi."

[Afra1moghny]

thanks :)

[d.f17]

Can we say "bir kaza olmuş" ?

[MoldovanMircea]

An accident took place! is an equally correct solution.

[AlexinNotTurkey]

Sometimes we forget to add things. We are human, you know...not to mention volunteers who put a lot of time into this...

[BenBranca]

I appreciate you helping us throughout this course Alex. Keep up the good work!

[kader6]

it happened an accident
why not correct

[AlexinNotTurkey]

It is just wrong. The verb "to happen" cannot take a direct object.

[kader6]

تشکر میکنم
thanks