100 most common Turkish adjectives

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100 adjectives

#	Turkish	English and example
1	iyiadjective	good, wellBugün kendimi çok iyi hissediyorum. I feel very good today.
2	güzeladjective	beautiful, niceBu elbise çok güzel. This dress is very beautiful.
3	başkaadjective	other, anotherBaşka bir şey ister misin? Would you like anything else?
4	doğruadjective	right, correct, trueEvet, senin cevabın doğru. Yes, your answer is correct.
5	tekadjective	only, singleTek istediğim biraz huzur. All I want is a little peace.
6	sonadjective	last, endBu senin son şansın. This is your last chance.
7	büyükadjective	big, largeBu şehir çok büyük. This city is very big.
8	yeniadjective	newYeni bir telefon aldım. I bought a new phone.
9	kötüadjective	badBugün hava çok kötü. The weather is very bad today.
10	eminadjective	sureBundan pek emin değilim, tekrar bakalım. I am not very sure about this, let us look again.
11	harikaadjective	great, wonderfulBu film gerçekten harika! This film is really great!
12	üzgünadjective	sadBugün biraz üzgün görünüyorsun. You look a bit sad today.
13	ilkadjective	firstBu benim ilk işim. This is my first job.
14	tamadjective	exact, completeTam zamanında geldin, film başlıyor. You came right on time, the film is starting.
15	bütünadjective	whole, allBütün gün evde kaldım. I stayed home all day.
16	aynıadjective	sameBiz aynı okula gidiyoruz. We go to the same school.
17	küçükadjective	smallKüçük bir evde yaşıyoruz. We live in a small house.
18	gerçekadjective	real, trueBu gerçek bir hikâye. This is a true story.
19	önemliadjective	importantBu toplantı çok önemli. This meeting is very important.
20	uzunadjective	long, tallOnun saçları çok uzun. Her hair is very long.
21	lazımadjective	necessary, neededBana biraz su lazım. I need some water.
22	hazıradjective	readySen hazır mısın, çıkalım mı? Are you ready, shall we go?
23	hoşadjective	pleasant, niceBu otel çok hoş bir yer. This hotel is a very nice place.
24	ilgiliadjective	related, interestedBu konuyla ilgili bir sorum var. I have a question about this topic.
25	eskiadjective	oldEski arabam hâlâ çalışıyor. My old car still works.
26	azadjective	few, littleBugün çok az vaktim var. I have very little time today.
27	zoradjective	difficultBu soru çok zor. This question is very difficult.
28	sağadjective	rightBen yazı yazarken sağ elimi kullanıyorum. I use my right hand when I write.
29	mutluadjective	happyBugün seninle olduğum için çok mutluyum. I am very happy today because I am with you.
30	altadjective	bottom, lowerAlt katta kim oturuyor? Who lives on the lower floor?
31	zorundaadjective	obliged toBugün çok erken kalkmak zorundayım. I have to get up very early today.
32	geçadjective	lateBugün işe geç kaldım. I was late for work today.
33	yanlışadjective	wrongBu cevap yanlış, tekrar dene. This answer is wrong, try again.
34	özeladjective	special, privateBu benim için çok özel. This is very special to me.
35	açıkadjective	open, clearPencere açık kalmış, hava çok soğuk. The window has been left open, it is very cold.
36	haklıadjective	right (justified)Evet, bu konuda haklısın. Yes, you are right about this.
37	ciddiadjective	seriousSen şimdi ciddi misin? Are you serious right now?
38	uzakadjective	far, distantEvim buradan çok uzak değil. My house is not very far from here.
39	sakinadjective	calm, quietSakin ol, her şey yolunda. Calm down, everything is fine.
40	farklıadjective	differentBu ikisi birbirinden çok farklı. These two are very different from each other.
41	kolayadjective	easyBu soru çok kolay. This question is very easy.
42	aptaladjective	stupid, foolBen aptal değilim, hepsini biliyorum. I'm not stupid, I know it all.
43	yardımcıadjective	helpful, assistantBana yardımcı olur musun? Can you help me?
44	zorunluadjective	compulsory, obligatoryBu derse gelmek zorunlu. Attending this class is compulsory.
45	yakınadjective	near, closeOkulum eve çok yakın. My school is very close to home.
46	gençadjective	youngO çok genç ama çok akıllı. He is very young but very smart.
47	hızlıadjective	fast, quickBu araba çok hızlı gidiyor. This car goes very fast.
48	mükemmeladjective	perfect, excellentBu akşam yemeği mükemmel olmuş. This dinner turned out perfect.
49	boşadjective	empty, freeBu odanın içi tamamen boş. This room is completely empty.
50	kocaadjective	huge, big, oldKoca bir evde yalnız yaşıyor. He lives alone in a huge house.
51	garipadjective	strange, oddBu çok garip, kapı açıktı. This is very strange, the door was open.
52	ikinciadjective	secondİkinci kata çıkman gerekiyor. You need to go up to the second floor.
53	rahatadjective	comfortable, relaxedBu koltuk çok rahat. This armchair is very comfortable.
54	güçlüadjective	strong, powerfulBabam çok güçlü bir adam. My father is a very strong man.
55	arkaadjective	back, rearArka koltukta kimse yok. There is nobody in the back seat.
56	kesinadjective	certain, definiteBu konuda kesin bir cevap istiyorum. I want a definite answer on this.
57	sürekliadjective	constant, continuousSürekli aynı şarkıyı dinliyorsun. You keep listening to the same song.
58	komikadjective	funnyBu film gerçekten çok komik. This movie is really very funny.
59	kısaadjective	shortBugünkü toplantı çok kısa sürdü. Today's meeting was very short.
60	aitadjective	belonging toBu çanta bana ait değil. This bag doesn't belong to me.
61	gizliadjective	secret, hiddenBu bizim gizli planımız. This is our secret plan.
62	normaladjective	normalBu çok normal, merak etme. This is very normal, don't worry.
63	uygunadjective	suitable, appropriateBu fiyat bana çok uygun. This price suits me very well.
64	tuhafadjective	strange, oddBu odada tuhaf bir koku var. There is a strange smell in this room.
65	memnunadjective	pleased, satisfiedSeninle tanıştığıma çok memnun oldum. I was very pleased to meet you.
66	yüksekadjective	high, loudMüziği çok yüksek açma. Don't turn the music up too loud.
67	korkunçadjective	terrible, scaryDün gece korkunç bir rüya gördüm. Last night I had a terrible dream.
68	rahatsızadjective	uncomfortable, disturbed, unwellSeni rahatsız etmek istemem. I don't want to disturb you.
69	asıladjective	main, real, actualAsıl sorun bu değil. This is not the real problem.
70	beyazadjective	whiteBeyaz bir gömlek giymek istiyorum. I want to wear a white shirt.
71	yaşlıadjective	old (person), elderlyYaşlı adam parkta oturuyor. The old man is sitting in the park.
72	mümkünadjective	possibleBu gece gelmek mümkün mü? Is it possible to come tonight?
73	doluadjective	fullBardak tamamen dolu, dikkat et. The glass is completely full, be careful.
74	belliadjective	clear, obviousÇok yorgun olduğun belli. It's obvious that you are very tired.
75	hastaadjective	sick, patientAnnem hasta, hastaneye gidiyoruz. My mother is sick, we are going to the hospital.
76	berbatadjective	awful, terribleBu yemek gerçekten berbat olmuş. This meal turned out really awful.
77	dikkatliadjective	carefulDikkatli ol, yol çok kaygan. Be careful, the road is very slippery.
78	ölüadjective	deadBahçedeki ağaç artık ölü. The tree in the garden is dead now.
79	deliadjective	crazy, madSen deli misin, ne yapıyorsun? Are you crazy, what are you doing?
80	sonsuzadjective	endless, infiniteSonsuz bir yolculuk gibi geldi. It felt like an endless journey.
81	yeterliadjective	sufficient, enoughBu para yeterli değil. This money is not enough.
82	sessizadjective	quiet, silentBu mahalle gece çok sessiz. This neighborhood is very quiet at night.
83	sıcakadjective	hot, warmBugün hava çok sıcak. The weather is very hot today.
84	tehlikeliadjective	dangerousBu yol geceleri çok tehlikeli. This road is very dangerous at night.
85	farkındaadjective	awareNe yaptığının farkında mısın? Are you aware of what you did?
86	gerekliadjective	necessary, requiredBu belgeyi getirmek gerekli. It is necessary to bring this document.
87	ufakadjective	small, littleUfak bir sorunumuz var. We have a small problem.
88	basitadjective	simpleBu soru çok basit. This question is very simple.
89	inanılmazadjective	unbelievable, incredibleBu gerçekten inanılmaz bir hikâye. This is truly an incredible story.
90	sonrakiadjective	next, followingSonraki otobüs ne zaman geliyor? When does the next bus come?
91	muhteşemadjective	magnificent, wonderfulBu manzara gerçekten muhteşem. This view is truly magnificent.
92	ilginçadjective	interestingBu çok ilginç bir fikir. This is a very interesting idea.
93	aciladjective	urgent, emergencyAcil bir durum var, gel. There is an emergency, come.
94	fenaadjective	badBu film hiç de fena değil. This movie is not bad at all.
95	eğlenceliadjective	fun, entertainingBu oyun çok eğlenceli. This game is very fun.
96	zavallıadjective	poor, pitifulZavallı köpek çok acıkmış. The poor dog is very hungry.
97	temizadjective	cleanSenin odan çok temiz. Your room is very clean.
98	kayıpadjective	lost, missingKayıp çocuğu sonunda buldular. They finally found the missing child.
99	güvenliadjective	safe, secureBurası gerçekten çok güvenli. It is really very safe here.
100	dürüstadjective	honestSen çok dürüst birisin. You are a very honest person.

How this list was made

Most frequency lists count newspapers and books. This one counts what people say on screen: word counts from the OpenSubtitles 2018 collection of film and TV subtitles (224 million Turkish words), published by the FrequencyWords project.

Different forms of the same word are counted together under the dictionary form, so every form of a verb adds to the verb's rank. Names, English words, typos and swear words were removed. Nouns are shown with their article where the language has one, so you learn the gender with the word.

Ranking: OpenSubtitles 2018 via FrequencyWords by Hermit Dave (CC BY-SA 4.0). This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Questions

How many Turkish words do you need to understand films and TV?

In 224 million words of Turkish subtitles, the 100 most common words make up 43.1% of everything said, the top 500 make up 61.4% and the top 1000 make up 66.2%. The rest are rarer words that are easiest to pick up from the shows themselves, in context.

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Where do the translations and examples come from?

The ranking comes only from real word counts. The English meanings and example sentences were drafted with AI and can contain small mistakes. If you spot one, write to rk@coldabry.com.