Bu renk kombinasyonu basit ama şık.

This color combination is simple but stylish.

Breakdown of Bu renk kombinasyonu basit ama şık.

• olmak: to be
• bu: this
• ama: but
• basit: simple

Questions & Answers about Bu renk kombinasyonu basit ama şık.

What is bu in Bu renk kombinasyonu, and how does it differ from şu and o?

bu is a demonstrative pronoun meaning this (close to the speaker).

• şu means that (closer to the listener or neutral distance)
• o means that (far from both speaker and listener)

Why is there no word equivalent to is in this sentence?

In Turkish, the present‐tense copula (to be) is usually omitted in simple adjective or noun‐predicate sentences.
So Bu renk kombinasyonu basit ama şık literally reads This color combination simple but chic, but it’s understood as This color combination is simple but chic.

Why are there no articles like a or the before renk kombinasyonu?

Turkish does not have indefinite or definite articles. Definiteness is shown by:

• context (e.g. bu already makes it this color combination)
• certain case endings (accusative case on objects can mark definiteness)

What does ama mean in this context? Can I substitute fakat or lakin?