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Questions & Answers about Yeter! Çok konuşuyorsun.
Why does çok mean "too much" here instead of "a lot" or "very"?
In Turkish, çok is a very versatile word. It can mean "very" (like çok güzel - very beautiful), "a lot" (like çok kitap - a lot of books), or "too much" when complaining about an action, as in çok konuşuyorsun (you are talking too much). The exact meaning simply comes from the context of the sentence.
How do we break down the word konuşuyorsun?
It starts with the verb root konuş- (talk or speak). Then we add the present continuous tense suffix -uyor- (which shows the action is happening right now, like "-ing" in English). Finally, we add the "you" (singular informal) personal ending -sun. Put together, it means "you are talking".
Why does the personal ending use a "u" to become -sun?
This is due to 4-way vowel harmony, a very important rule you learn early in A1. The personal ending for "you" adapts to match the vowel that comes right before it. Because the present continuous suffix -uyor- has an "o", the "you" ending must use a "u", becoming -sun.
Is yeter a verb or a noun here?
It is actually a verb! It comes from the verb root yet- (to suffice, to be enough). The -er ending makes it a general, always-true statement (a tense you will learn later). Even though it is a verb form, Turkish speakers use Yeter! as a fixed, everyday exclamation meaning "Enough!"