Use kötü for a bad result, bad weather or feeling unwell.

The idea

Say kötü bir haber before a noun and hava kötü as a sentence. Kendimi kötü hissediyorum describes how I feel.

Examples

  • Hava bugün kötü.The weather is bad today.
  • Kötü bir haber aldım.I received bad news.
  • Bu sonuç iyi değil, kötü.This result is not good; it is bad.
  • Bugün kendimi kötü hissediyorum.I feel bad today.
  • Bu yol kötü.This road is in bad condition.
  • Bu cevap kötü değil.This answer is not bad.

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Watch out

Feeling bad does not specify the cause: kötü alone does not identify an illness.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu sonuç iyi değil; ___. (kötü / iyi)

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    kötü

    Kötü describes the result as bad, not good.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Hava kötü değil; ___. (iyi / kötü)

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    iyi

    İyi gives the opposite description: the weather is good.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu cevap kötü ___; iyi. (değil / mi)

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    değil

    Değil negates kötü: the answer is not bad.

Use it today

Describe bad weather and say whether an answer is bad.