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Questions & Answers about Atmosfer çok sakin.
What does Atmosfer mean in English?
Atmosfer directly translates to atmosphere. It can refer to the layer of gases surrounding a planet or be used in a metaphorical sense to describe the mood or feeling of a place.
What role does çok play in this sentence?
çok is an adverb meaning very. It intensifies the adjective sakin, emphasizing that the atmosphere isn’t just calm, but very calm.
What is the meaning of sakin in the sentence?
sakin is an adjective that means calm or peaceful. It describes the condition of the atmosfer mentioned in the sentence.
Why is there no linking verb such as is in “Atmosfer çok sakin.”?
Turkish often omits the copula (the verb to be) in the present tense for simple descriptive sentences. While English requires is (as in “The atmosphere is very calm.”), Turkish conveys the meaning without it.
How does the word order and structure in this Turkish sentence compare with its English translation?
In Turkish, the sentence begins with the subject (atmosfer) followed immediately by its descriptive phrase (çok sakin) without a linking verb. In English, however, the sentence requires a linking verb, so it becomes “The atmosphere is very calm.” This omission of the copula is a common feature in Turkish sentence structure.