geniş: wide streets and spacious rooms

The idea

Geniş sokak describes a wide street; oda geniş describes a spacious room. Context decides whether width or space is prominent.

Examples

• Bu sokak geniş.This street is wide.
• Geniş bir oda arıyoruz.We are looking for a spacious room.
• Yol dar değil, geniş.The road is not narrow; it is wide.
• Geniş pencereler ışık geçiriyor.The wide windows let in light.
• Bu çantanın içi geniş.This bag is spacious inside.
• Geniş bir masada oturuyoruz.We are sitting at a wide table.

Watch out

A spacious room need not be tall: geniş concerns width or space, while yüksek can describe height.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Sokak dar değil; ___. (geniş / dar)

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   geniş

   Geniş says the street is wide, not narrow.

2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Odada çok yer var: oda ___. (geniş / dar)

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   geniş

   Geniş fits a room with plenty of space.

3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu yol geniş ___; dar. (değil / mi)

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   değil

   Değil negates geniş: the road is narrow.

Use it today

Describe a wide road and a spacious room.