küçük: small things and small problems in Turkish

The idea

Say küçük bir anahtar before a noun and fincan küçük when describing the cup. The adjective stays unchanged before a plural noun.

Examples

• Masanın üstünde küçük bir anahtar var.There is a small key on the table.
• Bu fincan küçük.This cup is small.
• Küçük dükkânlar akşam kapanıyor.The small shops close in the evening.
• Bu bahçe büyük değil, küçük.This garden is not large; it is small.
• Küçük bir sorun var.There is a small problem.
• Bu çanta bana küçük geliyor.This bag seems small to me.

Watch out

Size depends on context: küçük can describe a minor problem as well as a physically small object.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu fincan büyük değil; ___. (küçük / büyük)

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   küçük

   Küçük describes the cup as small rather than big.

2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bahçedeki küçük ___ yeşil. (ağaçlar / ağaçlarda)

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   ağaçlar

   Ağaçlar supplies the plural noun after the unchanged adjective.

3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Masada sadece 1 tane var: küçük ___ anahtar. (bir / iki)

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   bir

   Bir comes between the adjective and the singular noun.

Use it today

Describe a small object and mention a minor problem.