Bu ciddi bir suç.

this

Breakdown of Bu ciddi bir suç.

• bir: a
• ciddi: serious
• suç: a crime

Questions & Answers about Bu ciddi bir suç.

What does each word in Bu ciddi bir suç. mean?

• Bu = this
• ciddi = serious
• bir = a / an (sometimes also one)
• suç = crime, offense, sometimes fault/blame depending on context

So the sentence means This is a serious crime.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Turkish, the verb to be is often not stated in simple present-tense sentences like this, especially in the third person.

So Turkish can say:

• Bu ciddi bir suç. = This is a serious crime.

without a separate word for is.

A more formal or emphatic version is:

• Bu ciddi bir suçtur.

That -tur ending adds a more formal is sense, but in everyday speech it is usually omitted.

Is bu here an adjective like this crime, or does it mean this by itself?