Sos çok lezzetli.

to be

Breakdown of Sos çok lezzetli.

• çok: very
• lezzetli: delicious
• sos: the sauce

Questions & Answers about Sos çok lezzetli.

What does sos mean in English and how is it pronounced?

sos means sauce. It’s pronounced [sos], with a short o as in hot, stressed on the single syllable.

Why is there no verb to be in Sos çok lezzetli?

Turkish often omits the present-tense copula (the equivalent of is/am/are) in simple descriptive sentences. You could add the formal suffix -dir to get Sos çok lezzetlidir, but in everyday speech you simply say Sos çok lezzetli to mean The sauce is very tasty.

What does çok mean and why is it placed before lezzetli?

çok means very or much. As an adverb of degree, it typically precedes the adjective it modifies. So çok lezzetli literally means very tasty.

How is the adjective lezzetli formed?

lezzetli comes from the noun lezzet (meaning taste or flavor) plus the adjective-forming suffix -li, which means having or with. Altogether, lezzetli = having flavor → tasty.

Why aren’t there any articles like a, an or in ?