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Soru zor.

Soru zor.
The question is difficult.
FromLesson 17inHardcore Turkish

Questions & Answers about Soru zor.

What do soru and zor mean in this sentence?
Soru means question and zor means hard or difficult. Together, Soru zor. means “The question is hard.”
Why is there no word equivalent to “is” in the sentence?
In Turkish, the linking verb (or copula) is usually omitted in the present tense. When an adjective functions as a predicate—as zor does here—it directly follows the subject without needing an extra word for “is.”
What is the grammatical structure of Soru zor.?
The sentence follows a subject-predicate structure. Soru is the subject, and zor is a predicate adjective describing the subject. This structure is common in Turkish for making simple descriptive statements.
How does Soru zor. differ from the phrase zor soru?
Soru zor. is a full sentence with zor acting as a predicate (meaning “The question is hard”), whereas zor soru is a noun phrase with zor used as a modifier (meaning “hard question”). The placement of the adjective changes its role from forming a descriptive sentence to simply modifying the noun.
Do adjectives always appear after the subject in Turkish sentences?
Not always. In sentences where an adjective is used as a predicate (to state a condition or quality), it follows the subject as in Soru zor. However, when adjectives are used attributively to modify a noun within a noun phrase, they come before the noun, as seen in zor soru.
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