Yoğurt sağlıklı bir besin.

to be

Breakdown of Yoğurt sağlıklı bir besin.

• bir: a
• sağlıklı: healthy
• yoğurt: the yogurt

Questions & Answers about Yoğurt sağlıklı bir besin.

Why is there no separate word for is in the sentence?

In Turkish, the present-tense copula (the verb “to be”) is normally omitted. So Yoğurt sağlıklı bir besin literally strings together Yoğurt + sağlıklı bir besin, with “is” understood but unwritten.

What role does bir play in sağlıklı bir besin?

bir is the indefinite article, equivalent to English “a” or “one.” It turns sağlıklı besin (“healthy food”) into “a healthy food.”

Why does sağlıklı come before besin?

In Turkish, adjectives always precede the noun they modify, just like in English.

Do adjectives like sağlıklı change form to match the noun’s number or case?

No. Turkish adjectives are invariable—they do not change for number, gender, or case.

Why doesn’t besin have any case ending or suffix here?

Both Yoğurt and besin are in the nominative case. In simple nominal sentences (equative sentences), neither the subject nor the predicate noun takes a case ending.