Learn Hardcore Turkish: Rampa eğimi, asfalttan daha dik ve tehlikeli görünüyor. - The ramp’s slope looks steeper and more dangerous than the asphalt.

The -i is the 3rd person singular possessive suffix. Here rampa eğimi literally means “the ramp’s slope.” In Turkish, the possessed noun takes a possessive ending. You could also say rampanın eğimi, where rampanın carries the genitive and eğimi still takes the possessive -i.

Why is there no equivalent of “the” in this sentence?

Turkish has no articles like “a” or “the.” Definiteness is inferred from context or suffixes (for example, the possessive -i on eğimi makes it specific).

Why is asfalttan in the ablative case?

In comparisons, Turkish uses the ablative suffix -den/-dan/-ten/-tan to mean “than.” So asfalttan means “than asphalt.”

How do you express “steeper than” in Turkish?

You use daha (“more”) + adjective + the thing being compared in the ablative.
Example: asfalttan daha dik = “steeper than asphalt.” If you drop daha, it’s just “steep.”

What does görünüyor mean and why is it different from görmek?

Görünmek is a verb meaning “to appear” or “to seem.” Görünüyor is its 3rd person singular present‐continuous form: “it looks/seems.” Görmek, by contrast, means “to see.”

Why is the verb görünüyor at the end of the sentence?

Turkish typically follows Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order. Since görünüyor is the main verb, it appears last.

Why is asfalttan spelled with two ts?

Asfalt ends in t, and when you add the ablative -dan, the consonants merge. The resulting spelling is asfalttan.

Can you say daha dik ve daha tehlikeli instead of daha dik ve tehlikeli?

Yes. You can repeat daha before each adjective for emphasis:
Asfalttan daha dik ve daha tehlikeli görünüyor.
Both versions are grammatically correct.

Is the comma after rampa eğimi necessary?

No. The comma is optional and only used for clarity or style. The sentence remains correct without it.