Aceleci karar mantıklı değil.

to be

Breakdown of Aceleci karar mantıklı değil.

• karar: the decision
• değil: not
• mantıklı: logical
• aceleci: hasty

Questions & Answers about Aceleci karar mantıklı değil.

Where is the verb “to be”? Why is there no “is”?

Turkish often uses nominal (copular) sentences without a separate “to be.” The predicate adjective carries the meaning of “is.” In the negative, Turkish uses değil as the negator. So:

• Aceleci karar mantıklı. = “A hasty decision is logical.” (colloquial)
• Aceleci karar mantıklı değil. = “A hasty decision is not logical.” A formal variant can add -dir: mantıklıdır/değildir.

What exactly does değil do? Can I use yok instead?

değil negates predicate nouns/adjectives: “X is not Y.”
yok means “there is no / doesn’t exist / doesn’t have.”

• mantıklı değil = “is not logical.”
• mantık yok = “there is no logic” (different idea).
  Don’t replace değil with yok here.

Is değildir also possible? What’s the difference?

Yes: Aceleci karar mantıklı değildir. The suffix -dir makes the statement more formal, factual, or generic (common in writing). Without it is neutral/colloquial.

Is aceleci the right word here? How is it different from acele, acelece, and aceleyle?

aceleci means “hasty/impatient (by nature),” commonly for people, but it can modify things metaphorically: aceleci karar ≈ “rash decision.” Very common alternatives with karar:

• acele karar = “hasty decision.”
• acelece verilen/alınan karar = “a decision made hastily.”
• aceleyle verilmiş/alınmış karar = “a decision given/made in haste.” All convey the same idea; the adverbs acelece/aceleyle make the manner explicit.

Why is there no bir (a/an) before karar? Should it be aceleci bir karar?

Both are fine but different in nuance:

• Aceleci karar mantıklı değil. Generic statement about the category.
• Aceleci bir karar mantıklı değil. Refers to one unspecified hasty decision in context. For a specific decision, use a demonstrative: Bu aceleci karar mantıklı değil.

Can I use the plural for a general statement?

Yes: Aceleci kararlar mantıklı değildir/değil. Turkish allows both singular (category) and plural (members) for generic truths.

Which part is the subject and which is the predicate?

• Subject: aceleci karar (“hasty decision,” a noun phrase).
• Predicate: mantıklı değil (“is not logical”).
  Turkish prefers the predicate at the end.

Can I change the word order for emphasis?

Yes. You can front the predicate: Mantıklı değil aceleci karar. This highlights the judgment. Neutral order keeps the predicate last: Aceleci karar mantıklı değil.

Why does mantıklı have the suffix -lı? What does it mean?

-lı/-li/-lu/-lü (vowel harmony) means “with/characterized by/pertaining to.”
mantık (logic) + -lı → mantıklı (“logical”). Harmony picks -lı because of the back vowels (a/ı) in mantık.

How do I pronounce değil? What is that ğ doing?

ğ does not sound like “g”; it lengthens or glides the preceding vowel. Common pronunciations:

• Careful: [deːil] (like “de-eel”).
• Colloquial Istanbul: [deyil] ~ [diːl]. All are acceptable regionally.

How do I pronounce aceleci?

• c sounds like English “j” in “jam.”
• Stress is on the last syllable: a-ce-le-ci → [adʒeˈledʒi].

Could I say mantıksız instead of mantıklı değil?

Yes: Aceleci karar mantıksızdır/mantıksız. Both mean “illogical.”
Nuance:

• mantıklı değil is a neutral/softer negation.
• mantıksız is a stronger categorical label (“illogical”).

Why doesn’t anything agree for number or gender?

Turkish has no grammatical gender. Adjectives don’t inflect for number/case when modifying nouns. So aceleci stays the same with karar/kararlar. The subject here is bare (nominative), so no case ending appears.

How do I turn this into a question: “Is a hasty decision not logical?”

Attach the question particle to the predicate: Aceleci karar mantıklı değil mi?
Short answers:

• Evet, mantıklı değil.
• Hayır, mantıklı.

Is there a version with a verb that sounds like a general rule?

Yes, olmak in the negative aorist: Aceleci karar mantıklı olmaz. This reads as “A hasty decision doesn’t tend to be logical.”

What verbs go with karar: almak or vermek?

Both are idiomatic:

• karar almak = to take/make a decision.
• karar vermek = to decide.
  So: Aceleyle alınan/verilen bir karar mantıklı değil.

Could the affirmative be Aceleci karar mantıklı?

Yes. It’s grammatical and natural in context. A formal, general-statement style would use -dır: Aceleci karar mantıklıdır.

Why not kararı here?

kararı is either:

• definite accusative (“the decision” as an object), or
• 3rd-person possessed (“his/her decision”).
  As a generic subject, use bare karar. If you mean a specific one, say Bu karar mantıklı değil or, for possession, Onun kararı mantıklı değil.

How does değil change with different persons?

değil takes personal endings when needed:

• değilim (I’m not), değilsin (you’re not), değil (he/she/it’s not),
• değiliz (we’re not), değilsiniz (you’re not), değiller (they’re not).
  Example: Ben mantıklı değilim. / Bu karar mantıklı değil.