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?
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.