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Questions & Answers about Akış yavaş.
What does akış mean and what does yavaş mean in this sentence?
Akış translates to flow (referring to the movement of a liquid, current, or stream), and yavaş means slow. Together, they describe something like “the flow is slow.”
Why is there no linking verb such as is in the sentence Akış yavaş?
Turkish typically omits the copular verb in the present simple tense. While English requires is to connect the subject to the adjective, Turkish conveys the same meaning with just the subject and the predicate adjective.
How is the word order in Akış yavaş structured compared to English sentences?
The structure is a straightforward subject-predicate format: akış (subject) comes first, followed by yavaş (predicate adjective). Even though English would include the verb is (as in “the flow is slow”), the omission in Turkish is standard and does not affect the clarity of the meaning.
Why isn’t there an article (like the or a) before akış?
Turkish does not use articles like the or a, so nouns are presented in their bare form. Thus, akış appears on its own even though the English translation might use an article.
Do adjectives in Turkish change form according to number or gender, such as yavaş in this sentence?
No, adjectives in Turkish do not change for number or gender. Yavaş remains the same regardless of whether it’s describing a singular or plural noun or referring to different genders.