Question 1

Since this lesson is about var (there is), why don't we use it here?

Accepted Answer

Var means "there is" or "exists", like in Yüz lira var (There is a hundred lira). But this sentence asks "Is X Y?" (Is a hundred lira a lot of money?). For these "is/are" sentences, Turkish doesn't use var; you just put the phrases side by side and add a question particle at the end.

Question 2

Why isn't the word for lira plural (liralar) since there are a hundred of them?

Accepted Answer

In Turkish, nouns that come right after a number always stay in their singular form. Because of this rule, it is always yüz lira (a hundred lira), never yüz liralar.

Question 3

Why is the question particle mı instead of mi?

Accepted Answer

The question particle follows 4-way vowel harmony, meaning it changes to match the last vowel of the word right before it. The last vowel in para is a, which pairs with the undotted ı, making the particle mı.

Question 4

I thought çok meant "very". Does it also mean "a lot"?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it can mean both depending on what follows it! When çok is used before an adjective, it means "very" (like çok güzel - very beautiful). When it is used before a noun like in this sentence (çok para), it means "a lot of" or "much".

Yüz lira çok para mı?

Breakdown of Yüz lira çok para mı?

Questions & Answers about Yüz lira çok para mı?

Learn Yüz lira çok para mı and more in Turkish