Use genç for a young person or another young living thing.
The idea
Say genç bir öğretmen before a noun and müzisyen genç as a sentence. It stays unchanged before plural nouns.
Examples
- Genç bir öğretmen tanıyorum.I know a young teacher.
- Bu müzisyen çok genç.This musician is very young.
- Genç ağaçlar bahçede.The young trees are in the garden.
- Dedem genç değil, yaşlı.My grandfather is not young; he is old.
- Genç insanlar burada çalışıyor.Young people work here.
- Komşumuz genç ve neşeli.Our neighbour is young and cheerful.
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Watch out
A young teacher and a new teacher are different ideas: genç concerns age; yeni can describe a new role.
Try it yourself
Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu öğretmen yaşlı değil; ___. (genç / yaşlı)
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genç
Genç describes the teacher as young, not old.
Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu ağaçlar yaşlı değil: ___ ağaçlar. (genç / gençler)
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genç
Genç remains unchanged before the plural noun ağaçlar.
Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Dedem genç ___; yaşlı. (değil / mi)
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değil
Değil negates genç: the grandfather is old.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu öğretmen yaşlı değil; ___. (genç / yaşlı)
Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu ağaçlar yaşlı değil: ___ ağaçlar. (genç / gençler)
Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Dedem genç ___; yaşlı. (değil / mi)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a young person and a young tree.

