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"Long" in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, "Long" (the adjective, as in the measurement) is written as:

Uzun

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"That's going to be a long ride!"

Bu uzun bir yolculuk olacak!

 
"Let's wait. The line is not that long."

Bekleyelim. Sıra o kadar uzun değil.

 
"How long is that piece of wood?"

Bu tahta parçası ne kadar uzun?

 
"Is it long enough?"

Yeterince uzun mu?

 
"No, it's not long enough. We need a longer piece of wood."

Hayır, yeterince uzun değil. Daha uzun bir tahta parçasına ihtiyacımız var.
 

Related words in Turkish

“Big” in Turkish

“Large” in Turkish

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Long” in Lebanese Arabic

“Long” in Tunisian Arabic

“Long” in Greek
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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