The most: en, "one of the most" and what not to confuse
The top degree could hardly be simpler: put en in front of the quality and stop. en yeni bina, the newest building; en ucuz daire, the cheapest flat. Nothing else changes. For example: “Bu semtteki en ucuz daire bu” — This is the cheapest apartment in this neighborhood. A rule from the Turkish course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The top degree could hardly be simpler: put en in front of the quality and stop. en yeni bina, the newest building; en ucuz daire, the cheapest flat. Nothing else changes.
The field you compare inside takes the where-tail: binada en üst kat, the topmost floor in the building. The English the oldest of the houses does not map across: evlerden en eski sounds broken off.
One of the most is assembled with biri, and the order is strict. The noun goes plural and takes the from-tail, and biri follows: en pahalı semtlerden biri.
The trap is en çok. That is most of all, not very much: En çok mutfağı beğendim, the kitchen is what I liked most.
Table
| the turn | how it is assembled | example |
|---|---|---|
| en + quality | the superlative | en yeni bina — the newest building |
| the field with the where-tail | what we compare within | binada en üst kat — the topmost floor of the building |
| en + quality + -lerden biri | one of the most | en pahalı semtlerden biri |
| en çok | the most of all | en çok burayı sevdim |
| en az | the least; at least | en az iki yıl — at least two years |
| daha + -den | the comparative, for contrast | bundan daha ucuz |
By example
- Bu semtteki en ucuz daire buThis is the cheapest apartment in this neighborhood
- En çok mutfağı beğendimIt was the kitchen I liked the most
- İstanbul en kalabalık şehirlerden biriIstanbul is one of the most crowded cities
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
The most: how does it work in Turkish?
The top degree could hardly be simpler: put en in front of the quality and stop. en yeni bina, the newest building; en ucuz daire, the cheapest flat. Nothing else changes.
What does it look like in an example sentence Turkish?
“Bu semtteki en ucuz daire bu” — This is the cheapest apartment in this neighborhood. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.