Arkadaşım yeni proje için çok hevesli.

to be

Breakdown of Arkadaşım yeni proje için çok hevesli.

• çok: very
• benim: my
• arkadaş: the friend

Questions & Answers about Arkadaşım yeni proje için çok hevesli.

Why is there no separate word for is in this sentence?

In Turkish, the present tense of to be is often not stated explicitly in simple sentences with a noun or adjective predicate.

So:

• Arkadaşım yeni proje için çok hevesli. = My friend is very eager for the new project.

Here, hevesli is the predicate adjective, and Turkish does not need a separate word for is.

If you want a different tense, Turkish usually adds something:

• hevesliydi = was eager
• hevesli olacak = will be eager

What does arkadaşım mean exactly, and how is it built?

Arkadaşım means my friend.

It breaks down like this:

• arkadaş = friend
• -ım = my

So:

• arkadaşım = my friend

The ending -ım is a possessive suffix. It changes form according to vowel harmony, so you may also see forms like -im, -um, or -üm on other words.

Why is it arkadaşım and not benim arkadaşım?