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Would it also be correct to say "Ev almak şimdi çok zor!". I got the impression that "artık" was more of a "finally, at last"?
Yes, you can say "şimdi", but that only means "now". Like, right now it's hard to buy a house, but two hours later, it might be easier.
When you say "artık", it's more like "from now on". It's hard now, it will be hard tomorrow.
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Surely buying a house now is very difficult is the same as buying a house is now very difficult. I can't see the difference there. Is it something to do with splitting infinitives? Do t understand why I'm wrong.
Just a missing alternative. It has been added. :)
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Since we're so uptight about proper English answers, this English sentence needs a gerund verb. Hence "It's very difficult BUYING a house now" should be accepted.
It is definitely not good English. It sounds like a direct and literal translation from Turkish, and this doesn't work in English normally :)
I think "these days" or "nowadays" has the same meaning as "artık" in this sentence. If the sentence were in the negative -- "It is not easy to buy a house now" -- you could say "It is not easy to buy a house anymore" or "It is no longer easy to buy a house."
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i think 'to buy a house is very difficult now.' is also acceptable in english
