Adam yetmiş yaşında.

The man is seventy years old.

Breakdown of Adam yetmiş yaşında.

• adam: the man
• yaş: age
• yetmiş: seventy

Questions & Answers about Adam yetmiş yaşında.

Why is there no word for is in Adam yetmiş yaşında?

In Turkish, the verb to be is often not spoken as a separate word in simple present-tense sentences.

So:

• Adam yetmiş yaşında = The man is seventy years old

In the 3rd person singular, Turkish usually leaves the copula unspoken in this kind of sentence.

Compare:

• Ben yetmiş yaşındayım = I am seventy years old
• Sen yetmiş yaşındasın = You are seventy years old
• O yetmiş yaşında = He/She is seventy years old

So in your sentence, the is is understood.

What does adam mean here exactly?

Adam most commonly means man.

In context, it can mean:

• the man
• a man
• sometimes more loosely the guy

Turkish does not have words exactly like English a/an and the, so the exact meaning depends on context.

So Adam yetmiş yaşında could be understood as:

• The man is seventy years old
• A man is seventy years old
  though in many contexts the man is the more natural translation