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Güven çok önemli.

Güven çok önemli.
Trust is very important.
From Lesson 55:Quantity and everyday abstract nouns·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Güven çok önemli.

Why isn't there a word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Turkish, there is no separate word for 'is'. For the third person (like 'it is' or 'trust is'), the verb is simply implied by putting the subject and the adjective together. You could add the suffix -dir to the end to make önemlidir if you want to sound more formal or factual, but in everyday language, Güven çok önemli is perfectly complete.
What is the -li at the end of önemli?
The suffix -li (which follows vowel harmony rules) means 'with' or 'having'. The root word here is the noun önem, which means 'importance'. By adding -li, you create the adjective önemli, which literally means 'with importance', or 'important'.
I learned that çok means 'a lot'. Why does it mean 'very' here?
The word çok is very flexible and covers both meanings. When you put it in front of a noun, it means 'a lot' or 'many' (like çok araba for 'many cars'). But when you place it directly in front of an adjective like önemli, it acts as an adverb meaning 'very' (çok önemli = very important).

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