You will say how much or how strongly something is true, and tell çok, az, biraz and fazla apart.
The idea
A degree word stands directly before the adjective, adverb or verb it measures, and takes no ending: çok yorgunum, biraz korkuyor. çok means very or a lot, biraz a little, az little (hardly any, not enough), and fazla more than is good, that is too: çok az is very little.
| Word | Example |
|---|---|
| çok | Bugün çok yorgunum. |
| biraz | Kahveye biraz süt koyuyorum. |
| az | Evde az ekmek var. |
| çok az | Dün gece çok az uyudum. |
| fazla | Çorba bugün fazla tuzlu. |
Examples
- Bugün çok yorgunum.I am very tired today.
- Kahveye biraz süt koyuyorum.I am putting a little milk in the coffee.
- Çorba bugün fazla tuzlu.The soup is too salty today.fazla means more than is good, so the soup is too salty, not just very salty.
- Dün gece çok az uyudum.I slept very little last night.çok strengthens az: çok az is very little. One degree word may stand before another.
- Evde az ekmek var.There is little bread at home.az says there is not enough. Evde biraz ekmek var would say there is some.
- Bu hafta fazla çalıştım.I worked too much this week.
- Çocuk biraz korkuyor.The child is a little scared.
- Bu ders çok zor değil.This lesson is not very difficult.The degree word stands before the adjective and değil follows it: not very difficult.
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Watch out
Do not use fazla for a plain "very". Çay fazla sıcak is a complaint (too hot to drink), while çay çok sıcak only says it is very hot. az and biraz are not twins either: az ekmek var warns that the bread is short, biraz ekmek var only says there is some.
Try it yourself
Fill the gap: the tea is hotter than is good (too hot).
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fazla
fazla: the tea is hotter than is good, which is what fazla means; çok would only say that it is very hot.
Fill the gap: there is hardly any bread at home, not enough.
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az
az: the bread is not enough, and az carries that warning; with biraz there would be some.
Fill the gap: this film is very beautiful.
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çok
çok: the film is simply very beautiful, with no complaint, and çok stands directly before the adjective güzel.
Fill the gap: can you give me a little water?
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biraz
biraz: a small amount that is welcome and enough, so biraz stands before the noun su.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Fill the gap: the tea is hotter than is good (too hot).
Fill the gap: there is hardly any bread at home, not enough.
Fill the gap: this film is very beautiful.
Fill the gap: can you give me a little water?
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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Write four sentences about your day, one with each of çok, az, biraz and fazla, and underline the word each degree word stands before.