Breakdown of Bu pijama hem ucuz hem şık.
bu
this
ucuz
cheap
hem
both / and (used in pairs as both... and...)
şık
stylish / elegant
pijama
pyjamas
Questions & Answers about Bu pijama hem ucuz hem şık.
How do you use hem... hem... in this sentence?
The structure hem... hem... translates to 'both... and...'. You just place hem right before each of the words you want to link. Here, it links two adjectives: hem ucuz (both cheap) hem şık (and stylish).
The English translation says 'These pyjamas', but shouldn't that be Bunlar pijamalar?
In English, clothing items with two legs (like pyjamas, pants, or shorts) are grammatically plural. In Turkish, they are just singular objects. So you use the singular 'this' (bu) and the singular noun (pijama).
Where is the verb for 'are' in this sentence?
There isn't one! In the simple present tense, the third-person 'to be' verb (is/are) is usually invisible in Turkish. The adjectives just stand on their own at the end of the sentence to mean 'are cheap and stylish'.
Does the word şık have the same origin as the English word 'chic'?
Yes, both Turkish and English borrowed this word from French. In Turkish, it is spelled exactly as it sounds and means stylish, elegant, or fashionable.
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