Question 1

Why does gibi come after melek instead of before it?

Accepted Answer

In English, words like 'like' or 'with' are prepositions and come before the noun. Turkish uses postpositions, which always come directly after the word they belong to. So, 'like an angel' becomes melek gibi.

Question 2

Does gibi change the ending of the noun before it?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the word! When used with regular nouns like melek, gibi does not change the noun at all. However, if you use gibi with a personal pronoun, that pronoun needs a genitive (possessive) ending, such as benim gibi (like me).

Question 3

What is the difference between şu and o in this context? Both can mean 'that'.

Accepted Answer

Şu is used to point out something that is physically in sight, often to draw the listener's attention to something they haven't noticed yet. O is typically used for things further away or things you have already been talking about.

Question 4

Why isn't there an 'is' word or suffix at the end of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

In the present tense, Turkish often drops the 'is' or 'are' ending for the third person (he, she, it). Simply placing the adjective güzel at the end of the sentence acts as 'is beautiful'. You could technically say güzeldir, but in everyday conversational speech, that suffix is left out.

Şu bebek melek gibi güzel.

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