Sıcak ekmek nefis.

to be

Breakdown of Sıcak ekmek nefis.

• sıcak: hot
• ekmek: the bread
• nefis: delicious

Questions & Answers about Sıcak ekmek nefis.

Why isn’t there a word for “is” in Sıcak ekmek nefis?

In Turkish the copula “to be” (is/are) is usually dropped in the present tense. So Sıcak ekmek nefis literally reads “Hot bread delicious,” but it means “Hot bread is delicious.” In more formal or written style you can add the suffix -dir to the adjective: Sıcak ekmek nefistir.

What part of speech is nefis?

Nefis is an adjective meaning delicious or tasty. In this sentence it’s used predicatively (after the subject) rather than attributively (before a noun).

Why does sıcak come before ekmek?

In Turkish adjectives always precede the nouns they modify. So sıcak ekmek literally means “hot bread” just like in English, but you’ll never see ekmek sıcak to mean “hot bread.”

There’s no article before ekmek. How do you know if it’s “the” or “a”?

Turkish has no definite or indefinite articles. Context tells you whether it’s “the bread” or “a bread.” In most cases sıcak ekmek just means “hot bread” in general, without specifying.

What grammatical case is ekmek in? Why is there no ending?