Level | A1 |
---|---|
Kind | adverb |
Front | so |
IPA | /səʊ / adverb |
Back | öyle, öyle … ki, o kadar, bu kadar, çok |
Back 2 | so (adverb) /səʊ /
adverb
1 used
to emphasize an adjective or adverb, especially when this produces a particular
result
öyle, öyle
… ki, o kadar, bu kadar, çok
She's so ill (that) she can't get out of
bed.
He was driving so fast that he couldn't
stop.
You've been so kind. How can I thank you?
note at SUCH
2 used
in negative sentences for comparing people or things
o
kadar da
She's not so clever as we thought.
look at AS
3 used
in place of sth that has been said already, to avoid repeating it
öyleyse, o
halde, öyle
Are you coming by plane? If so, I can meet
you at the airport.
‘I failed, didn't I?’ ‘I'm afraid so.’
Resmî
dilde önceden sözü geçen eylemleri do ve so sözcüklerini
kullanarak ifade edebilirsiniz:
He asked me to write to him and I did so
(ben de öyle yaptım).
4 [not
used with verbs in the negative]
also; too
da, de,
dahi
He's a teacher and so is his wife.
‘I've been to New York.’ ‘ So have I.’
I like singing and so does Helen.
Olumsuz
cümlelerde neither kullanılır.
5 used
to show that you agree that sth is true, especially when you are surprised
ya,
öyle
‘It's getting late.’ ‘So it is. We'd better
go.’
6 (formal)
(used when you are
showing sb sth) in this way; like this
işte
böyle, bu şekilde
It was a black insect, about so big.
Fold the paper in two diagonally, like
so.
IDIOMS
and
so on (and so forth)
used at the end of a
list to show that it continues in the same way
ve
buna benzer şeyler, ve benzeri
They sell pens, pencils, paper and so on.
I
told you so
(informal)
I warned you that this
would happen
sana
söylemiştim
‘I missed the bus.’ ‘I told you so. I said
you needed to leave earlier.’
it
(just) so happens
(used to introduce a
surprising fact) by chance
öyle
denk geldi, tesadüfe bak ki
It just so happened that we were going the
same way, so he gave me a lift.
just
so
exactly right
derli
toplu, düzgün
or
so
(used to show that a
number, time, etc. is not exact) approximately; about
kadar, civarı
A hundred or so people came to the meeting.
so
as to do sth
with the intention of
doing sth; in order to do sth
-sin
diye, -ebilmek için
We went early so as to get good seats.
so
much for
used for saying that
sth was not helpful or successful
bu
kadar… yeter, … işi yetti artık
So much for that diet! I didn't lose any
weight at all.
that
is so
(formal)
that is true
evet,
aynen öyle, doğrudur
‘Mr Murphy, you were in Lincoln on May 14.
Is that so?’ ‘That is so.’
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