No. 232 in Turkish
pek
"Very" or "quite" (used for emphasis).
In a sentence
Bu yemek pek lezzetli olmuş.
This dish has turned out very delicious.
Here, 'pek' is used as an adverb to intensify the adjective 'lezzetli,' meaning 'very.'
Gece pek sessizdi.
The night was quite silent.
In this sentence, 'pek' is used to convey a moderate level of intensity to the adjective 'sessiz,' translating to 'quite' or 'rather.'
Pek fazla insan orada değildi.
Not many people were there.
Here, 'pek' modifies the phrase 'fazla insan' to imply a small quantity, meaning 'not many.'
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