Questions & Answers about Köprü sağlam.
You insert the question particle mı/mi/mu/mü right after the adjective, matching its vowel harmony. Since sağlam has an a vowel, you use mı:
• Köprü sağlam mı? = “Is the bridge sturdy?”
You add the negator değil after the adjective (no extra case ending needed):
• Köprü sağlam değil. = “The bridge is not sturdy.”
You might add –dır (often as sağlamdır)
• to sound more formal or written,
• to indicate certainty or a general fact,
• or when giving definitions.
Example: Köprü sağlamdır. reads like “The bridge is sturdy (as a general fact).”
Adjectives come before the noun attributively. You’d simply reverse the order:
• Sağlam köprü = “(a) sturdy bridge.”
No extra endings are needed unless you add number or case.
You put the plural suffix –ler/–lar on the noun. The adjective remains unchanged:
• Köprüler sağlam. = “The bridges are sturdy.”
If you ask a question: Köprüler sağlam mı?
As a predicate adjective, sağlam does not get plural or case endings. Only the noun does. If you make it a substantive adjective (turning “sturdiness” into a noun), you can add –lık:
• Sağlamlık = “sturdiness.”
Yes. Turkish demonstratives bu (“this”) and şu/o (“that”) precede the noun:
• Bu köprü sağlam. = “This bridge is sturdy.”
• O köprü sağlammış. = “That bridge is apparently sturdy.” (with the evidential “–mış.”)
Yes, depending on nuance you might use:
• dayanıklı = durable, long‐lasting
• güvenli = safe, reliable
• güçlü = strong
Each has slightly different shade: sağlam stresses solidity and structural soundness.