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Questions & Answers about Sandalye rahat.
What does Sandalye rahat. mean in English?
It translates to The chair is comfortable. Notice that Turkish omits the linking verb (i.e., is) that we typically use in English.
Why is there no equivalent of the English verb is in the sentence?
Turkish usually drops the present tense of the verb to be in simple descriptive sentences. The relationship between the subject (sandalye) and the predicate adjective (rahat) is understood without a verb.
How does the word order in Sandalye rahat. compare to English sentence structures?
In Turkish, full predicative sentences follow a subject-predicate format where the adjective comes after the noun. In contrast, when adjectives directly modify a noun (as in an attributive phrase like rahat sandalye for "comfortable chair"), they precede the noun. English, however, always requires the linking verb for the predicate adjective (i.e., “The chair is comfortable.”).
Do adjectives in Turkish change based on the noun’s number or gender?
No, adjectives like rahat remain unchanged regardless of the noun’s number or gender. Turkish does not mark adjectives for these distinctions.
How would you form a yes/no question from Sandalye rahat. in Turkish?
By adding the appropriate question particle, you can form the question. With vowel harmony considered, it becomes Sandalye rahat mı? which means Is the chair comfortable?