Questions & Answers about Odada hiç şeker yok.
Why do we use yok here instead of değil to mean 'not'?
Yok means 'there is not' or 'does not exist'. We use it to talk about the absence of something (like sugar). Değil means 'is not' and is used to negate a description, like Oda büyük değil (The room is not big). Since we are saying the sugar isn't there, we must use yok.
What does hiç add to this sentence?
Hiç means 'at all' or 'any' when used in a negative sentence. Paired with yok, hiç şeker yok translates to 'there is no sugar at all' or 'there isn't any sugar.' It makes the absence stronger.
Why is there a -da at the end of Odada?
The suffix -da (or -de) means 'in', 'on', or 'at'. Since oda means 'room', adding -da turns it into odada, meaning 'in the room'.
Why is yok at the very end of the sentence?
In Turkish, the verb or the word expressing existence or non-existence (like yok or var) almost always goes at the very end of the sentence. The standard word order is Location (Odada) + Subject or Thing (hiç şeker) + Existence word (yok).