Learn Hardcore Turkish: Resim çok güzel. - The picture is very beautiful.

In Turkish, the present tense of the linking verb “to be” is usually omitted in simple descriptive sentences. So instead of saying “Resim is very beautiful,” Turkish speakers simply say “Resim çok güzel.”

Why doesn’t the sentence include an article like “the” before “resim”?

Turkish does not have definite or indefinite articles. The noun “resim” can mean either “a picture” or “the picture,” with meaning clarified by context rather than by using words like “a” or “the.”

What is the role of “çok” in this sentence?

The word “çok” means “very” and functions as an adverb modifying the adjective “güzel” (beautiful). It intensifies the description, much like “very” does in English.

How does the word order in “Resim çok güzel” compare to that in English?

Turkish often follows a subject–predicate order in simple descriptive sentences. Unlike English, which uses an explicit linking verb (“is”), Turkish omits it, so the sentence structure is more compact: the subject “resim” is directly followed by its description “çok güzel.”

If I want to specify quantity or add emphasis to “resim,” how would I do that in Turkish?

Since Turkish lacks articles and relies on context, if you need to specify or emphasize, you’d use additional words or demonstrative pronouns. For example, “bu resim çok güzel” means “this picture is very beautiful,” with “bu” meaning “this” to indicate a specific picture.