hazır: ready for a meal or meeting
Learn hazır for ready meals, prepared lists and being ready for a meeting, including the dative ending.
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Turkish adjectives
Explore Turkish describing words through natural phrases, contrasting meanings and short exercises.
Adventure journal
Turkish adjectives
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meşgul: busy people and telephone lines
Learn meşgul for a busy person or phone line, and ask whether someone is available to talk.
Read and practisemeraklı: curiosity and interest in a subject
Learn meraklı for curious people and interests such as music, including the dative ending in müziğe meraklı.
Read and practisedikkatli: careful people and actions
Learn dikkatli for a careful driver, walking safely and reading questions with attention in everyday situations.
Read and practisenazik: polite words and kind behavior
Learn nazik for polite questions, kind neighbors and courteous replies, including the adverb nazikçe.
Read and practisekaba: rude words and coarse fabric
Learn kaba for rude speech and coarse fabric, and use context to distinguish social behavior from texture.
Read and practisecesur: brave choices and speaking up
Learn cesur for brave decisions and actions, and see why bravery can coexist with fear or asking for help.
Read and practiseutangaç: feeling shy around new people
Learn utangaç for shyness in class or around new people, and use utangaçça for a shy smile.
Read and practisederin: deep water, breathing and discussion
Learn derin for depth in water and containers, a deep breath and a thorough discussion in context.
Read and practisesığ: shallow water and superficial discussion
Learn sığ for shallow water and containers, and for a superficial discussion that lacks depth.
Read and practisedüz: straight lines and level surfaces
Learn düz for straight roads and hair, level surfaces and directions such as düz devam edin.
Read and practiseeğri: curved lines and crooked pictures
Learn eğri for curved lines, bent branches and pictures hanging crooked, and compare it with düz.
Read and practisekeskin: sharp blades, smells and bends
Learn keskin for sharp blades, penetrating smells and sudden changes, with examples that separate its senses.
Read and practisekör: blunt blades and blind spots
Learn kör for a blunt blade and the fixed phrase kör nokta, contrasting the blade sense with keskin.
Read and practiseparlak: bright light, shiny surfaces and vivid colors
Learn parlak for bright light, shiny surfaces and vivid colors, including its figurative sense of promise.
Read and practisesoluk: pale colors, dim light and a breath
Learn soluk for pale colors and dim light, and distinguish this adjective from the noun meaning breath.
Read and practiseşeffaf: transparent materials and decisions
Learn şeffaf for see-through materials and open decision-making, and distinguish visibility from invisibility.
Read and practisepürüzlü: rough, uneven surfaces
Learn pürüzlü for rough stone, wood and paper surfaces, and contrast it with the smooth form pürüzsüz.
Read and practisekırılgan: fragile objects and situations
Learn kırılgan for breakable objects and vulnerable situations, and contrast fragility with durability.
Read and practisedayanıklı: durable materials and resistance
Learn dayanıklı for durable materials and resistance to water or wear, including the dative in suya dayanıklı.
Read and practiseverimli: productive meetings and efficient use
Learn verimli for productive work, efficient resource use and fertile soil, with examples that distinguish the contexts.
Read and practiseyararlı: useful information and benefits
Learn yararlı for useful information, helpful suggestions and benefits, including the dative in sağlığa yararlı.
Read and practisezararlı: harmful substances and effects
Learn zararlı for harmful smoke, substances and environmental effects, including the dative in sağlığa zararlı.
Read and practisegeçerli: valid documents, rules and reasons
Learn geçerli for valid tickets and documents, applicable rules and sound reasons in everyday contexts.
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