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Questions & Answers about Minare çok yüksek.
Why isn't there an article like the or a before Minare?
Turkish does not have definite or indefinite articles. Nouns appear without a, an, or the; context determines whether something is general or specific.
Where is the verb to be in Minare çok yüksek?
In the simple present, Turkish uses a zero-copula. You omit any form of to be. The sentence literally reads “Minaret very tall,” but it means “The minaret is very tall.”
What part of speech is çok, and what does it do here?
çok is an adverb meaning very. It modifies the adjective yüksek by intensifying its meaning.
What part of speech is yüksek, and does it change form?
yüksek is an adjective meaning tall or high. Turkish adjectives don’t agree in gender, number, or case, so yüksek remains the same regardless of the noun.
What case is Minare in, and why is there no suffix?
It’s in the nominative case (the subject). In affirmative, declarative sentences the subject stays in its bare form without any suffix.
Why is çok placed before yüksek instead of after?
Adverbs in Turkish precede the words they modify. Since çok is an adverb modifying the adjective yüksek, it must come first.
How do you make the sentence negative?
Add değil (“not”) after the adjective:
Minare çok yüksek değil.
Here değil negates the statement “the minaret is very tall.”
How do you form a yes/no question?
Attach the question particle mi (with vowel harmony) right after the adjective:
Minare çok yüksek mi?
This turns it into “Is the minaret very tall?”
How do you say The minarets are very tall (plural)?
Make Minare plural with -ler and leave the rest unchanged:
Minareler çok yüksek.
How do you express “The minaret is taller” (comparative)?
Place daha (“more”) before the adjective:
Minare daha yüksek.