No. 52 in Turkish
yok
"Yok" means "not there," "absent," or "no" in English.
In a sentence
Kitap yok.
There is no book.
In this sentence, 'yok' indicates the absence of something and corresponds to 'there is no' in English.
Ahmet bugün evde yok.
Ahmet is not at home today.
Here, 'yok' expresses the non-presence of a person at a specific location or state, equivalent to 'is not' in English when negating presence.
Sorun yok.
There is no problem.
In this usage, 'yok' conveys the absence of an issue or problem, used idiomatically to mean 'no problem' or 'it's fine'.
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