Questions & Answers about Bu cadde çok işlek.
To express an indefinite noun with an adjective, insert the article bir between them:
işlek bir cadde = “a busy street.”
Without bir, işlek cadde can occur in headlines or notes, but bir makes the indefinite meaning clear in normal sentences.
cadde refers to a larger, main street or avenue—usually wider and busier.
sokak denotes a smaller street or side street (often residential).
So a major thoroughfare is called a cadde, while side lanes are sokak.
All three can describe “busy,” but with nuances:
- işlek emphasizes the flow of traffic or activity (“busy street” by vehicles or commerce).
- kalabalık highlights a crowd of people (“crowded”).
- yoğun stresses density or intensity (“heavy traffic,” “intense workload”).
Yes—Turkish word order is flexible but shifts meaning/function:
• Bu çok işlek cadde uses çok işlek attributively before the noun: “this very busy street” (noun phrase).
• Bu cadde çok işlek is predicative: “this street is very busy.”
• Çok işlek bu cadde inverts for emphasis or style: still “this street is very busy,” but with a poetic or emphatic twist.