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Questions & Answers about Akşam yemeği çok güzel.
Why is the word for meal yemeği instead of just yemek?
When you put two nouns together to make a new concept in Turkish, like combining akşam (evening) and yemek (meal) to mean "dinner", you add a possessive suffix to the second word. It is like saying "evening its-meal". This is a very common pattern called a noun compound.
Where did the ğ come from in yemeği? I thought the word was yemek.
You are right, the base word is yemek. When you add a suffix starting with a vowel, like the -i we added here, a hard letter at the end of the word often softens. The letter k changes to a soft g (ğ) to make it easier to say. So yemek plus -i becomes yemeği.
Where is the verb "is" in this sentence?
In simple descriptive sentences in Turkish, there is no separate word for "is" or "are" for a "he", "she", or "it" subject. You just put the subject (akşam yemeği) and the description (çok güzel) side by side. The "is" is naturally understood!
Doesn't güzel mean "beautiful"? Why does the translation say "nice"?
While güzel does mean "beautiful" when describing a person or a view, Turkish speakers use it very broadly. When talking about food, an event, or a situation, güzel means "good", "nice", or "delicious".