No. 265 in Turkish
zor
Difficult; force.
In a sentence
Bu problem gerçekten zor.
This problem is really difficult.
In this sentence, 'zor' is used as an adjective meaning 'difficult' to describe the problem.
Sabırlı olmaktan başka çaremiz yok; ama işimiz giderek daha zor hale geliyor.
We have no choice but to be patient; yet our work is becoming increasingly hard.
Here, 'zor' is again an adjective, this time describing the gradual difficulty increase in the work.
Ona yardım etmek için zor ikna oldular.
They were hard to convince to help him.
In this context, 'zor' is part of the expression 'zor ikna olmak', implying a situation of being convinced with difficulty.
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