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Hiçbir şey eksik değil.

Hiçbir şey eksik değil.
Nothing is missing.
From Lesson 80:Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Hiçbir şey eksik değil.

Why does the sentence use değil when hiçbir şey already means nothing?
In English, double negatives are usually incorrect, but Turkish requires them! When you use a negative pronoun like hiçbir şey (nothing), the sentence must also end negatively. That is why we use değil (not) here, literally saying nothing is not missing.
Is hiçbir şey supposed to be written as two words like this?
Yes. Hiçbir (meaning no or not any) is written as a single combined word, but the word şey (thing) is always written separately from the word before it in Turkish.
Could I drop değil and just say Hiçbir şey eksik?
No, that would sound grammatically broken to a Turkish speaker. Because you started with hiçbir şey, the sentence is expecting a negative conclusion. Without değil, it is left hanging.
Can eksik be used for people, like saying someone is missing from a group?
Yes! Eksik means lacking, incomplete, or missing. You can use it for items missing from a bag, ingredients missing from a recipe, or even a person missing from a team or gathering.

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