Bugün babam öfkeli.

to be

Breakdown of Bugün babam öfkeli.

• bugün: today
• baba: the father
• -m: my

Questions & Answers about Bugün babam öfkeli.

Why is there no word for “is” in “Bugün babam öfkeli.”?

Turkish normally does not use a separate word for “is/are/am” in simple present “X is Y” sentences with he/she/it/they.

Instead, you just put the subject and the adjective or noun together:

• Babam öfkeli. – My father is angry.
• Ev büyük. – The house is big.
• Onlar doktor. – They are doctors.

There is an invisible “is” understood from context and from the structure of the sentence.

You only see a special copula ending when it’s:

• a different tense (past, future, etc.)
• or a different person (I, you, we).

Examples:

• Öfkeliyim. – I am angry. (adjective öfkeli
  • -yim “I am”)
• Öfkeliydi. – He/She was angry. (adjective + -ydi “was”)

But in 3rd person simple present, like “Babam öfkeli”, there is usually no visible “is”.

Why is it “babam” and not “benim babam” for “my father”?