Questions & Answers about Bu oda çok geniş. Şu oda biraz dar.
How do words like 'çok' and 'biraz' fit into a Turkish sentence?
Just like in English, they come directly before the adjective they modify. Çok means 'very' or 'a lot', so çok geniş is 'very wide'. Biraz means 'a little', making biraz dar 'a little narrow'.
Where is the verb 'is' in these sentences?
There isn't one! In Turkish, there is no separate word for 'to be' (am/is/are). When talking about a 'he', 'she', or 'it' in the present tense, you simply state the subject and its description. So Bu oda çok geniş literally means 'This room very wide'.
Why use 'şu' for 'that room' instead of 'o'?
Turkish has three pointer words: bu (this), şu (that, nearby or just noticed), and o (that, over there or out of sight). When comparing two things in a physical space like these rooms, it is very common to use bu for the closer one and şu for the one slightly further away that you are pointing to.
Can 'geniş' translate to anything else besides 'wide'?
Yes! When talking about rooms, apartments, or cars, geniş often translates to 'spacious' or 'roomy'. It is the natural opposite of dar, which means 'narrow' or 'tight'.