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Questions & Answers about Su fazla soğuk.
What does su mean in this sentence?
Su means “water.” It serves as the subject of the sentence.
How is fazla used in this sentence and what does it mean?
Fazla means “too” or “excessively.” In the sentence, it modifies the adjective soğuk (cold) to indicate that the water is overly cold.
Why is there no verb equivalent to “is” in the sentence?
In Turkish, the present tense of the verb “to be” is typically omitted when describing a state or quality. The sentence su fazla soğuk implies “water is too cold” without needing an explicit copula.
Why is there no article like “the” before su?
Turkish does not use definite or indefinite articles like English does. Therefore, su simply means “water” without the need for an article.
What is the typical word order of adjectives and adverbs in Turkish, as seen in this sentence?
In Turkish, adverbs generally come before the adjectives they modify. In this sentence, fazla (the adverb) precedes soğuk (the adjective), which is typical in Turkish sentence structure.
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