Bu çorba çok yağlı.

to be

Breakdown of Bu çorba çok yağlı.

• çok: very
• bu: this
• çorba: the soup

Questions & Answers about Bu çorba çok yağlı.

What does each word mean, and how is the sentence built?

• Bu = this (demonstrative)
• çorba = soup (noun)
• çok = very/a lot (adverb here)
• yağlı = oily/greasy/fatty (adjective), from yağ (oil/fat) + suffix -lı (with/that has) Structure: Subject/topic Bu çorba
  • predicate adjective çok yağlı. Turkish drops the verb “to be” in simple present third person, so there’s no separate word for is.

Why is there no word for is?

Turkish uses a zero copula in simple present third person: subject + predicate, no explicit verb. You can optionally add the formal/definitive copula suffix -dır/dir for emphasis or general truths: Bu çorba çok yağlıdır.

How do I pronounce the tricky letters here?

• ç like English ch: çorba ≈ chor-ba
• ğ (yumuşak g) doesn’t make its own consonant sound; it lengthens/softens the preceding vowel: yağlı ≈ yaa-luh
• ı (dotless i) is a back unrounded vowel, like the a in sofa: yağlı ends with that quick “uh” sound
• çok ≈ chok, Bu ≈ boo Stress is typically on the last syllable: çor-BA, yağ-LI.

Does çok mean very or too?