You will choose between büyük and yüksek by asking whether you mean size or age, or height and level.
The idea
büyük talks about size, age and importance: büyük şehir, büyük kardeş (older sibling), büyük sorun. yüksek talks about height or level: yüksek bina, yüksek fiyat, yüksek ses (loud), yüksek ateş. A table can be büyük without being yüksek.
| Noun | Adjective | Example |
|---|---|---|
| şehir | büyük | büyük şehir |
| kardeş | büyük | büyük kardeş |
| sorun | büyük | büyük sorun |
| bina | yüksek | yüksek bina |
| fiyat | yüksek | yüksek fiyat |
| ses | yüksek | yüksek ses |
| ateş | yüksek | yüksek ateş |
| adam | uzun | uzun adam |
Examples
- Bu şehir çok büyük.This city is very big.
- Bu bina çok yüksek.This building is very tall.yüksek measures how far up something reaches. A wide but low building is büyük, not yüksek.
- Fiyatlar bugün çok yüksek.Prices are very high today.
- Bu masa büyük ama yüksek değil.This table is big, but it is not high.
- Ablam benden üç yaş büyük.My older sister is three years older than me.Between relatives, büyük means older: büyük kardeş is an older sibling, and the age gap comes before it: üç yaş büyük.
- Babam çok uzun.My father is very tall.A person's height is uzun, not yüksek. yüksek is for things that rise: buildings, mountains, ceilings.
- Sesin çok yüksek, bebek uyuyor.Your voice is very loud; the baby is sleeping.
- Büyük bir sorunumuz var.We have a big problem.
- Yüksek ateşim var.I have a high fever.
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Watch out
For a person's height Turkish uses uzun, not yüksek: Babam çok uzun. yüksek suits things that rise, and büyük would suggest that he is old or bulky.
Try it yourself
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: this building is very tall, with many floors.
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yüksek
yüksek: the building rises high above the ground, so this is about height; büyük would only say it is large.
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: our city is very big.
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büyük
büyük: a city is large in area and population; nothing is measured upwards.
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: my older brother is two years older than me.
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büyük
büyük: between relatives, this word means older, so iki yaş büyük is two years older.
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: my grandfather is very tall.
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uzun
uzun: a person's height is uzun; yüksek would be wrong, and büyük would mean old or bulky.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: this building is very tall, with many floors.
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: our city is very big.
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: my older brother is two years older than me.
Choose büyük, yüksek or uzun: my grandfather is very tall.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Write four sentences about your city: its size, its tallest building, prices and a person you know. For each adjective, check whether it measures size or height.