Comparison in Turkish Language

Learn how to form the comparison and superlative form in Turkish in this short Turkish language lesson.

This Turkish lesson is ideal for early beginner (A1) and beginner (A2) Turkish language learners. Please feel free to use the comment form below if you have questions about this Turkish grammar point.

Comparison in Turkish

The word "Daha" in Turkish is "More and suffix - er" in English. For example:

• Istanbul büyük. Istanbul is big.
• Istanbul daha büyük. Istanbul is bigger.
• Istanbul güzel. Istanbul is nice.
• Istanbul daha güzel. Istanbul is nicer

When you compare two things, you say them first and then add the comparative adjective (bigger, smaller, nicer, cheaper, more interesting, etc).

The word "Daha" takes the suffix "- den / dan (from)" in this form, instead of the word "Than" in English. Let's compare Istanbul to Izmir:

• Istanbul büyük. Istanbul is big.
• Istanbul daha büyük. Istanbul is bigger.
• Istanbul Izmir'den daha büyük. Istanbul is bigger than Izmir.
• Istanbul güzel. Istanbul is nice.
• Istanbul daha güzel. Istanbul is nicer.
• Istanbul Izmir'den daha güzel. Istanbul is nicer than Izmir.

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You can use the word "Çok" (Much / A Lot) to emphasize the comparison. For example:

Istanbul Izmir'den çok daha güzel. Istanbul is much / a lot nicer than Izmir.

Practice. Make sentences.

Ali / Cem / genç, Ayşe / Mine / genç, Türkçe / Çince / kolay, Türkçe / İngilizce / zor, Trabzon / Ankara / uzak, Antalya / Samsun / sıcak ...

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Superlative Form in Turkish

The superlative form in Turkish is easier. The word "En" is "The Most, - est" in English. For example:

• İstanbul büyük. Istanbul is big.
• Istanbul en büyük. Istanbul is the biggest.
• Istanbul ilginç. Istanbul is interesting.
• Istanbul en ilginç. Istanbul is the most interesting.

Practice. Make sentences.

Ali / genç, Ayşe / genç, Türkçe / kolay, Trabzon / uzak, Antalya / sıcak ...

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