Bu çorba gerçekten leziz.

to be

Breakdown of Bu çorba gerçekten leziz.

• bu: this
• gerçekten: really
• çorba: the soup

Questions & Answers about Bu çorba gerçekten leziz.

Why is there no word for is in Bu çorba gerçekten leziz?

In Turkish, the verb to be is often omitted in simple present-tense sentences.

So:

• Bu çorba gerçekten leziz = This soup is really delicious

Turkish does not need a separate word for is here. This is very normal in everyday Turkish.

If you wanted to make it explicit in some contexts, Turkish can use forms related to olmak or the copular endings, but in a basic sentence like this, leaving is unstated is the standard pattern.

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What does bu mean, and where does it usually go in the sentence?

Bu means this.

In Turkish, demonstratives like bu usually come before the noun they describe:

• bu çorba = this soup
• bu kitap = this book
• bu ev = this house

So bu çorba works just like this soup in English.

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Why is çorba not marked in any special way?