Go beyond calling someone nice. These twelve adjectives let you describe trust, effort, patience and sociability, then explain what behaviour supports your choice.
The idea
Use character adjectives for a person’s usual behaviour: dürüst means honest, güvenilir means reliable, and çalışkan means hardworking. Genellikle (usually) makes that pattern explicit; bugün (today) limits an observation to one day. Give a reason with çünkü: Ada güvenilir çünkü sözünü tutar. You can introduce your judgement with bence (in my opinion).
| Adjective | Meaning about a person |
|---|---|
| dürüst | honest |
| güvenilir | reliable; trustworthy |
| sabırlı | patient |
| sabırsız | impatient |
| cömert | generous |
| cimri | stingy |
| çalışkan | hardworking |
| tembel | lazy |
| çekingen | shy; reserved |
| konuşkan | talkative |
| sessiz | quiet; silent |
| inatçı | stubborn |
Examples
- Ablam dürüst ve güvenilir.My older sister is honest and reliable.
- Dedem cömert ve sabırlı.My grandfather is generous and patient.
- Bence Selin çok çalışkan.I think Selin is very hardworking.
- Ece çekingen ama bugün çok konuşuyor.Ece is shy, but she is talking a lot today.
- Can genellikle konuşkan ama bugün sessiz.Can is usually talkative, but he is quiet today.
- Mert biraz inatçı; fikrini kolay değiştirmiyor.Mert is a little stubborn; he does not change his mind easily.
- Elif tembel değil; bugün çok yorgun.Elif is not lazy; she is very tired today.
- Otobüs gecikince sabırsız oluyorum.I get impatient when the bus is late.
- Komşumuz cimri değil; misafirlerine her zaman yemek ikram ediyor.Our neighbour is not stingy; he always offers his guests food.
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Watch out
Sessiz describes someone who says little or is not speaking; çekingen describes someone who is shy or hesitant around others. A talkative person can be quiet today. Do not infer shyness from silence alone, or laziness from one tired afternoon. Cimri and tembel are negative judgements: explain the behaviour you mean.
Try it yourself
Ada keeps her word. You can trust her. Choose: Ada ___. (güvenilir / cimri)
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güvenilir
güvenilir: Ada keeps her word, so other people can rely on her. The clue is about trust, not how she spends money.
Bora never rushes when waiting. Choose: Bora ___. (sabırlı / sabırsız)
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sabırlı
sabırlı: Bora does not rush while waiting. Sabırsız would describe difficulty tolerating that wait, the opposite of the behaviour given.
Derya usually talks a lot, but today she is not talking at all. Choose: Bugün ___. (sessiz / çekingen)
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sessiz
sessiz: the prompt tells us that Derya is not speaking today. It gives no evidence that she feels shy around people, so çekingen adds a claim we cannot make.
Efe likes spending and sharing money. Choose: Efe ___. (cömert / cimri)
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cömert
cömert: sharing money willingly is the decisive clue. Spending money on oneself alone would not establish generosity; cimri conflicts with the sharing described.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Ada keeps her word. You can trust her. Choose: Ada ___. (güvenilir / cimri)
Bora never rushes when waiting. Choose: Bora ___. (sabırlı / sabırsız)
Derya usually talks a lot, but today she is not talking at all. Choose: Bugün ___. (sessiz / çekingen)
Efe likes spending and sharing money. Choose: Efe ___. (cömert / cimri)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Invent two people. Give each a character adjective and a supporting action with çünkü. Then describe a day when one behaves differently, using genellikle, ama and bugün.