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Sağda büyük bir park var.

Sağda büyük bir park var.
There is a big park on the right.
From Lesson 26:Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)·Turkish

Breakdown of Sağda büyük bir park var.

bir
a / an
büyük
big
var
there is / existent
park
park
sağ
right

Questions & Answers about Sağda büyük bir park var.

Why is it "büyük bir park" and not "bir büyük park"?
In Turkish, when you have an adjective like büyük (big) and the indefinite article bir (a/an), the adjective comes first. The pattern is adjective + bir + noun. If you said bir büyük park, it would sound more like "one big park" instead of "a big park".
What does the "-da" do in "sağda"?
The -da is the locative suffix, which tells you where something is (like "in", "on", or "at"). It attaches to sağ (right) to mean "on the right".
How does "var" work here to mean "there is"?
The word var literally means "existent". When placed at the end of a sentence like this, it translates to "there is" or "there are". It tells us that the big park exists on the right.
Is "sağ" related to the phrase "sağ ol" (thank you)?
Yes! The word sağ means "right" (the direction), but it also means "alive" or "healthy". When you say sağ ol to thank someone, you are literally saying "be alive" or "be healthy".

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