Bu yol çok riskli.

This road is very risky.

Breakdown of Bu yol çok riskli.

• olmak: to be
• çok: very
• bu: this
• yol: the road

Questions & Answers about Bu yol çok riskli.

Why is there no verb meaning to be, like is, in this sentence?

In Turkish, simple nominal or adjectival sentences in the present tense drop the copula. Instead of saying “This road is very risky,” you just say Bu yol çok riskli. If you need formality or want to state it as a fact, you can add the suffix -dir: Bu yol çok risklidir (“This road is very risky”).

What does çok mean and why is it placed before riskli?

Çok is an adverb meaning very or much. Adverbs of degree precede the adjective or adverb they modify, so çok riskli means very risky. Placing çok after the adjective (e.g. riskli çok) would be ungrammatical.

What part of speech is riskli, and how is it formed?

Riskli is an adjective formed from the noun risk plus the suffix -li, which creates “having” or “full of” something. So risk + -li = riskli (“risky”). Turkish uses this suffix to turn many nouns into adjectives (e.g. su → sulu “watery”).

Do adjectives like riskli change form for number, gender, or case?