Intensified Adjectives
There are some prefixes that intensify the meaning of adjectives.
- prefix p :
a) ap, ip, ıp, up
ap + acı -à very hot
ap + ayrı -à quite different
Apayrı bir konudan bahsediyor -à He/She is talking about quite different subject.
Ap + ansız [ın ] -à very unexpectedly
Apansız kapın çalınırsa bil ki odur. à If you have a knock on your door in least expected time, surely that is gonna be him/her.
Ip + ıslak -à Very wet
İp + ince -à Quite thin
Up + uzun -à Very long
Upuzun bir nehir akıyor ülkenin batısından.
Very long river flows through the west of the country.
b) dap, dip, dop
Dap + dar -à Very tight, very narrow
Dapdar pantolonlar giyiyor. -à He/She is wearing very tight trousers.
Dip + diri -à Full of life, very energetic
Dedem hala dipdiri. -à My grandfather is still full of life [very energetic person]
Dop + dolu --à Very full, very crowded, chock a block
Cadde insanlarla dopdolu. -à The street is full of people.
c) kap, kıp, kop, yep
Kap + kalın -à Very thick
Bu kapkalın kitabı mı sen mi okudun ?à Is that you who read this very thick book ?
Kap + karanlık -à Very dark, completely dark
Burası kapkaranlık ışıkları aç -à It is very dark here, turn the lights on.
Kıp + kırmızı -à Very red
Utancından yüzü kıpkırmızı oldu. -à His/Her face turned into so red from embarrassment.
Kop + koyu -à Very dark, very thick, very dense
Yep + yeni -à Very new, brand new
Yepyeni arabasıyla memleketine gitti. -à He went to his hometown with his brand new car.
d) bam , bem bom
Bam + başka -à utterly different, quite different, completely different
Bambaşka ülkeler görüp bambaşka kültürler tanımak istiyordu.
He wanted to see completely different countries and know their cultures.
Bem + beyaz -à Very white, pure white
Bembeyaz bulutlarla kaplıydı gökyüzü. -à The sky was covered with pure white clouds.
Bom + boş -à Completely empty.
Bomboş sokaklarda yürüdüm dün gece. -à I walked on the empty streets last night.
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