Heyelan tehlikeli.

to be

Breakdown of Heyelan tehlikeli.

• tehlikeli: dangerous
• heyelan: the landslide

Questions & Answers about Heyelan tehlikeli.

What does heyelan mean in English and what part of speech is it?

Heyelan is a noun meaning landslide.

Why is there no word for “is” in heyelan tehlikeli? Where’s the verb “to be”?

In Turkish, the present‐tense copula (equivalent to “is/are”) is usually omitted. A statement like heyelan tehlikeli literally reads “landslide dangerous,” but it means “the landslide is dangerous.”

What kind of word is tehlikeli, and how is it formed?

Tehlikeli is an adjective meaning dangerous. It comes from the noun tehlike (“danger”) plus the suffix -li, which turns a noun into an adjective meaning “having” or “full of” that noun.

Can I make the copula explicit in this sentence?

Yes. You can add the suffix -dir (more formal or written style) to the predicate adjective:
• heyelan tehlikelidir – “the landslide is dangerous.”
In everyday speech, though, you usually drop -dir: heyelan tehlikeli.

How do I turn heyelan tehlikeli into a question (“Is the landslide dangerous?”)?