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Questions & Answers about Baca çapı çok geniş.
Why isn't there an article like the or a before baca?
Turkish has no articles. Definiteness is indicated by context or case/possessive endings. In Baca çapı çok geniş, “baca” can be understood as “the chimney” without a separate “the.”
Why is there no verb like “is” in Baca çapı çok geniş?
In Turkish, the present-tense copula (“to be”) is often omitted in simple descriptive sentences. The adjective at the end serves as the predicate: Baca çapı çok geniş literally means “The chimney’s diameter (is) very wide.”
What function does the -ı suffix in çapı serve?
The -ı is the third-person singular possessive suffix attached to çap (diameter). It marks çapı as “its diameter” (the diameter of something), creating a compound: “baca çapı” = “the chimney’s diameter.”
Can I also say bacanın çapı çok geniş instead of baca çapı çok geniş?
Yes. That’s the explicit genitive–possessive form: bacanın (chimney’s) + çapı (its diameter). Both baca çapı and bacanın çapı are correct; the former is a noun-noun compound, the latter spells out the genitive relationship more clearly.
Why is geniş used instead of büyük?
Geniş means “wide” or “broad,” referring to width/diameter. Büyük means “big” in a general sense (volume, height, weight, etc.). Since we’re talking about the width measurement of a chimney, geniş is the precise choice.
What role does çok play, and can I remove it?
Çok is an adverb meaning “very,” intensifying the adjective geniş. You can remove it to make a neutral statement: Baca çapı geniş = “The chimney’s diameter is wide.”
Why is çok placed before geniş? Can I say geniş çok?
In Turkish, adverbs like çok precede the adjective they modify. Geniş çok would be ungrammatical; the correct order is çok geniş.
Could I use an attributive adjective and say geniş çaplı baca?
Yes. Geniş çaplı combines geniş (wide) + çap (diameter) + -lı (with), creating an adjective meaning “with a wide diameter.” So geniş çaplı baca means “chimney with a wide diameter.”