Breakdown of Apartman dairesi temiz ve geniş.
olmak
to be
ve
and
geniş
spacious
temiz
clean
apartman dairesi
the apartment
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Questions & Answers about Apartman dairesi temiz ve geniş.
Why is there no the or a/an before apartman dairesi?
Turkish does not use articles. A noun like apartman dairesi can mean “the apartment” or “an apartment” depending on context.
Why isn’t there a verb like is in Apartman dairesi temiz ve geniş?
In present-tense descriptive sentences, Turkish uses a zero copula. You simply place the subject (apartman dairesi) before the predicate (temiz ve geniş) without adding to be.
What does the -i in dairesi signify?
It’s the third-person singular possessive suffix on daire, literally “its flat” or “the flat of.” In Turkish noun compounds, the head noun takes a possessive to link it to the modifier—so apartman dairesi is “the apartment’s flat.”
What’s the difference between apartman and daire?
Apartman refers to the building; daire is the individual unit (flat). English uses apartment for both, but Turkish splits them into two words.
Why isn’t there a bir before apartman dairesi to say “an apartment”?
Just like articles, bir (“one/a”) is optional for indefinite nouns. You could say Bir apartman dairesi temiz ve geniş, but omitting bir is more natural for a general statement.
Why do temiz and geniş come after apartman dairesi instead of before it?
They’re functioning as predicate adjectives. Turkish typically follows Subject–Predicate order (S-P-O), so the adjectives describing the subject come after it, with no copula needed.
How can I explicitly include is in this sentence?
Add the formal copula suffix -dir to the final adjective: Apartman dairesi temiz ve geniştir. This is more formal or written; in everyday speech the copula is usually dropped.
What’s the difference between büyük and geniş when describing an apartment?
Büyük means “large” in overall size; geniş emphasizes a roomy, open interior. An apartment can be büyük without feeling spacious, whereas geniş highlights the sense of space.
How would I say “the apartments are clean and spacious” (plural)?
Pluralize the head noun: Apartman daireleri temiz ve geniş. Here daireleri is daire+-ler (plural), so you’re talking about multiple units.
Is there a strict rule for adjective order, like temiz before geniş?
No rigid hierarchy. You can say temiz ve geniş or geniş ve temiz—the order just shifts the emphasis or flow.