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Karşılaştırma

Comparison: daha... (more/comparative) and en... (most/superlative)

Learning Goal

Can compare things using daha and en

Exam Skills:KonuşmaYazma

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

İstanbul Ankara'dan daha büyük.

Istanbul is bigger than Ankara.

En güzel şehir hangisi?

Which is the most beautiful city?

Bugün dünden daha sıcak.

Today is hotter than yesterday.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Karşılaştırma çok kolay: daha (daha) + sıfat = karşılaştırma, en + sıfat = üstünlük.

DereceYapıÖrnek
NormalsıfatBu ev büyük.
Karşılaştırmadaha + sıfatBu ev daha büyük.
Üstünlüken + sıfatBu ev en büyük.

Dikkat: 'Than' = ablative (-dan/-den): Bu ev o evden daha büyük.

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises
Simple system! Main error: forgetting ablative for 'than'. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English uses -er/more + than. Turkish: daha + adjective + ablative.

Common Error Patterns

Forgot ablative for 'than' in comparisons

X Y-DAN daha adj: use ablative on the compared item

İstanbul Ankara'dan daha büyük.

Istanbul is bigger than Ankara.

X Y-dan daha büyük: X is bigger than Y.

En güzel şehir hangisi?

Which is the most beautiful city?

en güzel: superlative = en + adjective.

Bugün dünden daha sıcak.

Today is hotter than yesterday.

dünden daha sıcak: from-yesterday more hot.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Karşılaştırma used?
Karşılaştırma çok kolay: daha (daha) + sıfat = karşılaştırma, en + sıfat = üstünlük.
How is Karşılaştırma formed?
Dikkat: 'Than' = ablative (-dan/-den): Bu ev o evden daha büyük.
What are common mistakes with Karşılaştırma?
Simple system! Main error: forgetting ablative for 'than'. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English uses -er/more + than. Turkish: daha + adjective + ablative. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian: более + adj or adj-ее, чем. Turkish is simpler. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech: adj-ší/ější, než. Turkish daha is simpler. 🇩🇪 German speakers: German: adj-er + als. Turkish: daha + adj + -dan.

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