Baca çapı çok geniş.

The chimney’s diameter is very wide.

Breakdown of Baca çapı çok geniş.

• olmak: to be
• çok: very
• geniş: wide
• -in: of

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?