Bu resim ötekine çok benzer.

very

Breakdown of Bu resim ötekine çok benzer.

• bu: this
• resim: the picture
• benzer: similar

Questions & Answers about Bu resim ötekine çok benzer.

What does ötekine mean, and how is it formed?

Ötekine comes from öteki (meaning “the other one” when you’re talking about two items) plus the dative case suffix -ne. The dative case (‑e/‑a/‑ye/‑ya) marks the target of an action or relation. So ötekine literally means “to the other one.” In our sentence it tells us which picture is being resembled.

Why does benzemek take the dative case (‑e) instead of the accusative?

In Turkish, benzemek (“to resemble”) is one of those intransitive verbs that requires its object in the dative case. You always say X benzer Y‑e, literally “X resembles to Y.” That ‑e ending on ötekine shows what the first picture resembles.

Is benzer a verb or an adjective here?

Grammatically, benzer is the aorist (simple present) form of the verb benzemek. It behaves like an adjective in English—“similar” or “resembling”—but in Turkish it’s still classified as a verbal form.

Why is çok placed before benzer? Could it go somewhere else?

Çok is an adverb meaning “very” or “a lot.” In Turkish, adverbs that modify verbs are typically placed immediately before the verb. Hence çok benzer = “resembles [it] very much.” Putting çok elsewhere (e.g. benzer çok) would sound awkward or change the emphasis.