Questions & Answers about Şu kırmızı etek çok ucuz.
Why is it Şu kırmızı etek and not Kırmızı şu etek?
In Turkish, adjectives always go right before the noun they describe, just like in English. When you have a pointing word like şu (that) and a descriptive adjective like kırmızı (red), the order matches English perfectly: pointing word + adjective + noun.
I learned that o means 'that'. Why does this sentence use şu?
Both o and şu can translate to 'that'. You use şu when you are specifically pointing something out to draw someone's attention to it, like pointing at a skirt in a shop window. You use o for things that are further away or already the topic of conversation.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
There isn't one! In Turkish, the 'to be' verb (am/is/are) is often completely left out in simple present-tense statements. Just saying çok ucuz at the end of the sentence perfectly translates to 'is very cheap'.
Does çok mean 'very' or 'a lot'?
It can mean both, depending on what comes next! Because it is placed right before the adjective ucuz (cheap) here, it acts as 'very'. If you put it before a noun instead, it means 'a lot of' or 'many'.