Questions & Answers about Çok hoş bir kitap.
Why is bir in the middle of the sentence instead of at the beginning?
In Turkish, the indefinite article bir (a/an) usually comes after any adjectives and right before the noun. So instead of saying 'a very pleasant book' like in English, Turkish uses the order 'very pleasant a book' (çok hoş bir kitap).
Where is the verb 'is' in this sentence?
Turkish often leaves out the verb 'is' when describing 'it' or 'that' in the third person. Even without a visible verb, this sentence is a complete thought meaning '[It is] a very pleasant book.'
I usually see güzel for 'nice' or 'good'. Can I use güzel here instead of hoş?
Yes! Çok güzel bir kitap (a very nice book) is perfectly natural and means almost exactly the same thing. Hoş specifically means 'pleasant', 'charming', or 'enjoyable'. You might already recognize this word from the common greeting hoş geldin (welcome)!
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