No. 945 in Turkish
koca
Husband; big/large.
In a sentence
Çok sevimli bir kocam var.
I have a very lovely husband.
Here, 'koca' refers to the speaker's husband, a marital partner. It is used as a noun in its possessive form.
Şu koca dağları aşmamız gerekiyor.
We need to cross those huge mountains.
In this context, 'koca' means 'huge' or 'gigantic,' and it is used as an adjective to describe the mountains.
Koca bir hata yaptım.
I made a huge mistake.
Here, 'koca' as an adjective emphasizes the scale of the mistake, meaning 'big' or 'grand' metaphorically rather than literally.
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