Use uzun for length or duration and uzak for separation in space.
The idea
Uzun describes length or duration: a bridge or a meeting can be long. Uzak describes distance from a reference point: the station can be far from here. A winding route can be long even when the destination is near in a straight line.
Examples
- Bu köprü çok uzun.This bridge is very long.
- İstasyon buradan çok uzak.The station is far from here.
- Toplantı iki saat sürdü; çok uzundu.The meeting lasted two hours; it was very long.
- Uzak bir köyde yaşıyor.They live in a distant village.
- Bu masa uzun ama pencereye yakın.This table is long but close to the window.
- Yol kıvrıldığı için uzun, ama hedef kuş uçuşu yakın.The road is long because it winds, but the destination is close in a straight line.
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Watch out
Do not treat ‘long’ and ‘far’ as interchangeable. Ask whether the sentence focuses on length or duration, or on distance from a reference point.
Try it yourself
Which word normally describes length or duration? (uzun / uzak)
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uzun
uzun: this word normally describes length or duration.
Which word normally describes distance from a reference point? (uzun / uzak)
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uzak
uzak: this word describes distance from a reference point.
Bu masa ___ ama pencereye yakın. (uzun / uzağı)
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uzun
uzun: the sentence describes the table’s length; uzağı does not fit as the predicate here.
Practice round
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Which word normally describes length or duration? (uzun / uzak)
Which word normally describes distance from a reference point? (uzun / uzak)
Bu masa ___ ama pencereye yakın. (uzun / uzağı)
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Describe a long bridge and a faraway station, then explain how a long winding road can lead to a nearby destination.