Questions & Answers about Şehrimiz çok büyük.
Why is it spelled şehrimiz and not şehirimiz?
The root word for "city" is şehir. In Turkish, some two-syllable words drop their second vowel when a suffix starting with a vowel is added. Since the "our" suffix (-imiz) starts with a vowel, the second "i" in şehir drops out, making it şehrimiz. This rule makes the word easier and faster to say.
How do we know to use -imiz for "our" instead of another ending?
Turkish uses suffixes attached directly to nouns to show possession. The suffix for "our" follows 4-way vowel harmony, meaning it can be -ımız, -imiz, -umuz, or -ümüz. Because the final vowel in şehir is an "i", we use the matching -imiz ending.
Doesn't çok normally mean "many" or "a lot"?
Yes, but it also means "very"! When çok is placed in front of a noun (like çok şehir), it means "many cities". However, when it is placed directly in front of an adjective like büyük (big), it means "very" (çok büyük = very big).
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
There isn't one! In Turkish, you do not need a separate verb to state that a noun "is" an adjective. When talking about a third-person subject like "it" or "our city", you simply place the subject (şehrimiz) and the adjective phrase (çok büyük) side by side.
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