Vade kısa.

The term is short.

Breakdown of Vade kısa.

• olmak: to be
• kısa: short
• vade: the term

Questions & Answers about Vade kısa.

What part of speech is vade, and what form is it in Vade kısa?

vade is a noun (of Arabic origin) meaning “term,” “maturity,” or “payment deadline.” In Vade kısa, it’s in the nominative singular with no suffix, because it functions as the subject in a nominal sentence.

Why is there no verb in Vade kısa?

Turkish permits nominal sentences (eksilti cümlesi) in the simple present tense where the copula “to be” (–dir) is omitted. The full form would be Vade kısadır, but in everyday and written style we drop –dır.

How can I expand Vade kısa into a “full” sentence with a copula?

You simply add the suffix –dır/–dir for the third-person copula:
• Vade kısadır.
Optionally you can make it more emphatic with –dır + honorific –(s)ınız:
• Vade kısadır.

How would I express “The term is not short”?

Negate the adjective with değil after it:
• Vade kısa değil.
Or you can state the opposite adjective directly:
• Vade uzun.