Question 1

How does gibi work here, and why is it placed after melek?

Accepted Answer

gibi is a postposition, which means it works like an English preposition (such as "like") but comes after the word it connects to. So, instead of "like an angel," Turkish says melek gibi (angel like). Since melek is a regular noun, it doesn't need any special suffixes before gibi.

Question 2

Does melek gibi describe my mother or the word "good"?

Accepted Answer

It acts as a descriptor for iyi (good). By putting melek gibi right before iyi, it emphasizes how good she is. You can think of melek gibi iyi as meaning "as good as an angel" or "good like an angel".

Question 3

Why is the word order iyi bir insan instead of bir iyi insan?

Accepted Answer

In Turkish, when you use an adjective alongside bir (a/an), the word bir almost always goes between the adjective and the noun. That is why "a good person" is built as iyi (good) + bir (a) + insan (person).

Question 4

Where is the verb "is" in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

The "is" is implied! In Turkish, sentences equating one thing to another (like "My mother is a person") often don't need a visible verb for the third-person "he/she/it" form. You could add the suffix -dır to the end (insandır) to mean "is", but leaving it off is very common and sounds natural in everyday speech.

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