No. 1,253 in Turkish
zorlu
Challenging; tough; difficult.
In a sentence
Bu sınav oldukça zorluydu.
This exam was quite challenging.
In this sentence, 'zorlu' is used as an adjective to describe the difficulty level of the exam, indicating that it was tough or hard to handle.
Zorlu bir süreçten geçtiler.
They went through a challenging process.
Here, 'zorlu' modifies the noun 'süreç,' specifying that the process was demanding or arduous.
Zorlu yolları aşarak hedefimize ulaştık.
We reached our goal by overcoming challenging paths.
In this instance, 'zorlu' describes 'yollar,' emphasizing that the paths were tough to traverse.
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