Questions & Answers about Yamaç dik ve zorlu.
– zor is a basic adjective meaning “difficult” or “hard (to do).”
– zorlu is derived with the suffix -lu, giving “full of difficulty” or “challenging.”
Both can function as predicates, but zorlu often describes something that inherently poses challenges, whereas zor might describe difficulty in performing an action.
To negate predicate adjectives, use değil after each adjective:
• Yamaç dik değil ve zorlu değil. (“The slope is not steep and not challenging.”)
For “neither… nor,” you can say:
• Yamaç ne dik ne zorlu. (“The slope is neither steep nor challenging.”)
If you only negate one adjective, you attach değil just after it:
• Yamaç dik değil ve zorlu. (“The slope is not steep, but it is challenging.”)
You can explicitly mark “to be” by adding -dir to the final predicate (or to each adjective):
• Yamaç dik ve zorludur. (formal)
• Yamaç diktir ve zorludur. (more emphatic, marking both adjectives)
In most daily contexts, though, you’d simply say Yamaç dik ve zorlu.
– Comparative: place daha before the adjective:
• Yamaç daha dik ve daha zorlu. (“The slope is steeper and more challenging.”)
To compare with another slope, add -den to that noun:
• Bu yamaç diğerinden daha dik.
– Superlative: use en before the adjective:
• Yamaç en dik ve en zorlu. (“The slope is the steepest and the most challenging.”)
Add the plural suffix -lar to yamaç and the demonstrative bu:
• Bu yamaçlar dik ve zorlu.
This means “These slopes are steep and challenging,” with no article needed.