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Questions & Answers about Ova çok geniş.
Why is there no verb like to be in this sentence?
In Turkish, the present-tense copula is dropped. You simply put the adjective after the subject. So Ova çok geniş literally reads “Plain very wide,” which we translate as “The plain is very wide.”
Why is there no article a or the before ova?
Turkish does not use articles. Nouns stand alone without “a,” “an,” or “the.” Whether a noun is definite or indefinite is understood from context.
What part of speech is çok, and where does it go?
çok is an adverb meaning “very” or “much.” It always precedes the adjective it modifies (for example, çok güzel, çok büyük, çok geniş).
What part of speech is geniş?
geniş is an adjective meaning “wide” or “broad.” Here it functions as the predicate adjective describing ova.
How would you turn this into a question: “Is the plain very wide?”
Add the question particle mi (adapting it to vowel harmony) after the adjective and use rising intonation:
Ova çok geniş mi?
How do you pluralize ova?
Attach the plural suffix -lar or -ler based on vowel harmony. Since ova has the vowel a, you use -lar → ovalar (“plains”).
Why isn’t ova marked with -ı as ovayı?
The suffix -ı (accusative case) marks definite direct objects. Here ova is the subject (nominative), so it remains unmarked.
Where is the stress in ova and geniş?
Turkish words generally stress the last syllable. So ova (O-VA) stresses VA, and geniş (ge-NİŞ) stresses NIŞ.
Can you drop the subject ova and just say “Çok geniş.”?
Yes. Turkish often omits the subject when context makes it clear. Çok geniş on its own can mean “(It is) very wide.”
How would you say “a very wide plain” as a noun phrase rather than a full sentence?
Move the adjective phrase before the noun:
Çok geniş ova
This literally means “very wide plain” (i.e. “a very wide plain”).