Questions & Answers about Bu paket çok ağır.
Where is the verb "is" in this sentence?
In Turkish, the "to be" verb (am/is/are) is normally attached to the end of the sentence as a personal suffix. However, for the third-person singular ("it" in this case), there is no suffix required. So, ağır alone translates to "is heavy" here. You could add the factual suffix -dır to make it ağırdır, but in everyday speech, leaving it off is completely normal.
Why isn't there the word bir (a/an) in this sentence?
Because this sentence means "This package is very heavy", where "heavy" is just describing the package. If you wanted to say "This is a very heavy package", the structure would change to Bu, çok ağır bir paket. Notice how the word order shifts depending on whether "this" is acting as an adjective or a standalone pronoun!
How could I use the current lesson's grammar (-mAk için) to say "This package is very heavy to carry"?
You can simply place the infinitive verb plus için right before the adjectives. To say "This package is very heavy to carry" (literally: in order to carry), you would use the verb taşımak (to carry) and say: Bu paket taşımak için çok ağır.
If I wanted to say "These packages are very heavy", do I change Bu to Bunlar?
No. When a demonstrative word like bu (this) is used as an adjective right next to the noun it describes, it never takes a plural suffix. You would only pluralize the noun: Bu paketler çok ağır. You only use bunlar (these) when it stands alone as a pronoun, such as in Bunlar çok ağır (These are very heavy).
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