Use uzun for physical length or a long duration, as with a rope or a film.

The idea

Place uzun before a noun in uzun yol, or after the subject in film uzun. In uzun kollu gömlek, it describes the sleeves.

Examples

  • Uzun bir yol boyunca yürüyoruz.We are walking along a long road.
  • Bu ip çok uzun.This rope is very long.
  • Film uzun ama güzel.The film is long but good.
  • Uzun kollu bir gömlek istiyorum.I want a long-sleeved shirt.
  • Toplantı kısa değil, uzun.The meeting is not short; it is long.
  • Uzun saçlarını tarıyor.They are combing their long hair.

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Watch out

A long film concerns duration, while a long rope concerns physical length. The same adjective works in both contexts.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu ip kısa değil; çok ___. (uzun / kısa)

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    uzun

    Uzun is the opposite of kısa in this description.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Film iki saat sürüyor; film ___. (uzun / uzunlar)

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    uzun

    Uzun describes the duration of the film as a predicate.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu gömleğin kolları uzun: ___ kollu bir gömlek. (uzun / kısa)

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    uzun

    Uzun describes the length of the shirt’s sleeves.

Use it today

Describe a long object, then say whether a meeting is long.