zor: difficult tasks and situations in Turkish

The idea

Say zor bir gün before a noun and soru zor as a sentence. Use değil to say something is not difficult.

Examples

• Bu soru zor.This question is difficult.
• Zor bir gün geçiriyoruz.We are having a difficult day.
• Bu oyun zor değil.This game is not difficult.
• Zor sorulara birlikte bakıyoruz.We look at the difficult questions together.
• Bu kitap kolay ama sınav zor.This book is easy but the exam is difficult.
• Ağır çantayı taşımak zor.Carrying the heavy bag is difficult.

Watch out

Ağır describes a heavy bag; zor describes the difficulty of carrying it. They do different jobs in the sentence.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu soru kolay değil; ___. (zor / kolay)

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   zor

   Zor means the question is difficult, not easy.

2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Sınav zor değil: sınav ___. (kolay / zor)

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   kolay

   Kolay gives the opposite description: the exam is easy.

3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Oyun zor ___; kolay. (değil / mi)

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   değil

   Değil negates zor, making the game not difficult.

Use it today

Describe a difficult question and say whether an activity is easy.