daha and en: comparison without changing the word
English bends the adjective — cheap, cheaper, cheapest — and trips over good, better, best. Turkish leaves the adjective alone. ucuz is cheap; daha ucuz is cheaper. For example: “Bu daha ucuz” — This one is cheaper. A rule from the Turkish course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
English bends the adjective — cheap, cheaper, cheapest — and trips over good, better, best. Turkish leaves the adjective alone. ucuz is cheap; daha ucuz is cheaper.
Than is where the surprise sits, because there is no separate word for it. The thing you compare against takes -dan / -den and moves to the front. Pazar, marketten daha ucuz is the market, from-the-shop, cheaper.
After a voiceless consonant that tail goes voiceless too: market → marketten.
The top step is easier still — en in the same slot: en ucuz, the cheapest; en taze, the freshest. It never pairs with daha. At a market stall these two words carry the whole haggle: daha ucuz olur mu?
Table
| degree | how it is built | example |
|---|---|---|
| plain | the word itself | ucuz — cheap |
| comparative | daha + the word | daha ucuz — cheaper |
| with "than" | -dan/-den on the second word | bundan daha ucuz — cheaper than this |
| superlative | en + the word | en ucuz — the cheapest |
By example
- Bu daha ucuzThis one is cheaper
- Pazar, marketten daha ucuzIt is cheaper at the market than at the shop
- En taze balık buradaThe freshest fish is here
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Daha vs en in Turkish?
English bends the adjective — cheap, cheaper, cheapest — and trips over good, better, best. Turkish leaves the adjective alone. ucuz is cheap; daha ucuz is cheaper.
How to say than in a Turkish comparison?
Than is where the surprise sits, because there is no separate word for it. The thing you compare against takes -dan / -den and moves to the front. Pazar, marketten daha ucuz is the market, from-the-shop, cheaper.
Why marketten daha ucuz?
After a voiceless consonant that tail goes voiceless too: market → marketten.
How to ask for something cheaper in Turkish?
The top step is easier still — en in the same slot: en ucuz, the cheapest; en taze, the freshest. It never pairs with daha. At a market stall these two words carry the whole haggle: daha ucuz olur mu?
What does it look like in an example sentence Turkish?
“Bu daha ucuz” — This one is cheaper. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.