Questions & Answers about Bu parti çok sıkıcı çünkü herkes mizahsız.
How is the word mizahsız formed?
It comes from the noun mizah (humor) combined with the privative suffix -sız (without). Following 4-way vowel harmony, the 'a' in mizah dictates the use of the -sız form, making it mean 'humorless'.
Does sıkıcı use the same -cı suffix we use for professions or habits?
It looks very similar, but it is a slightly different suffix! The habitual/professional suffix -cı attaches to nouns. However, sıkıcı comes from the verb sıkmak (to bore). To make an adjective out of a verb, Turkish uses -ıcı / -ici, which means 'that which does the action'. So sıkıcı literally means 'that which bores'.
Since herkes means 'everyone', why doesn't mizahsız have a plural suffix like -lar?
Just like in English ('everyone is'), the word herkes is treated grammatically as a singular subject in Turkish. Therefore, the adjectives or verbs that follow it must stay in their singular forms.
Where is the word for 'is' at the end of the sentence?