Bu resim ötekine çok benzer.

This picture is very similar to the other one.

Breakdown of Bu resim ötekine çok benzer.

• çok: very
• bu: this
• resim: the picture
• benzer: similar
• öteki: the other one

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.

What’s the difference between ötekine and diğerine?

Both mean “to the other one,” but:

• öteki is more colloquial and often used when you’re comparing exactly two items.
• diğer is slightly more formal/general and can refer to the other one out of many.
  You could say Bu resim diğerine çok benzer and it’s perfectly correct, but using öteki highlights that you’re talking about the one other picture in this pair.

Why use benzer (aorist) instead of benziyor (present continuous)?

The aorist benzer is used to state a general fact or characteristic: “This picture resembles the other one (in general).”
If you say bu resim ötekine çok benziyor, you’re using the present continuous, which is equally understandable and focuses more on the current observation. Both are correct—use the aorist for general truths and ‑yor for ongoing or more immediate comparisons.

Can you omit ötekine and just say Bu resim çok benzer?

No, you can’t. Since benzemek requires a dative object, you must specify what it resembles. Without ötekine, the sentence would be incomplete—“This picture resembles a lot” with no target. If you want a general statement, you could rephrase using similes: Bu resim sanki başka birine çok benziyor (“This picture looks a lot like another one”), but you still need to mention what it’s compared to.