Questions & Answers about Çok çalış.
How do I know çalış is a command?
Giving an informal command to one person is as simple as it gets: you just use the bare root of the verb. By dropping the -mak from the dictionary form çalışmak, you are left with çalış. This bare form automatically acts as an imperative (command).
I learned that çok means 'very' or 'a lot'. Why is it translated as 'hard' here?
In English, we say 'work hard' to describe putting in a lot of effort. In Turkish, you literally just say 'work a lot' (çok çalış). There isn't a separate word for 'hard' when talking about physical or mental effort.
Could Çok çalış also mean 'Study hard'?
Yes! The verb çalışmak is used for both working at a job and studying for school. If you say this to a student before a big exam, it means 'Study hard'.
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