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Questions & Answers about Fazladan bir saat yürüdüm.
What function does fazladan serve in Fazladan bir saat yürüdüm?
fazladan is an adverb meaning “extra” or “in addition.” It modifies the duration phrase bir saat, indicating that you walked one additional hour beyond some expected or usual amount. Without fazladan, the sentence would simply mean “I walked for an hour.”
Why is it fazladan and not fazla?
fazladan is the correct adverbial form to express “in excess” or “additional.” The base adjective fazla means “too much” or “excessive” but can’t directly quantify a time unit. Adding the suffix -dan turns it into “over and above,” so you can say “fazladan bir saat.”
Why doesn’t bir saat take an accusative case ending like -ı?
In Turkish, duration (how long something lasts) is expressed without a case ending. Time-span expressions act like adverbs. You say iki saat uyudum (I slept for two hours), not iki saati uyudum. Only definite direct objects get the accusative -ı.
Can I say Bir saat fazladan yürüdüm instead?
Although Turkish word order is flexible, fazladan bir saat yürüdüm is the idiomatic phrasing. Putting fazladan after bir saat sounds awkward and may confuse listeners.
Could I use ekstra bir saat yürüdüm?
Yes. ekstra is a loanword from English extra and is widely understood. However, fazladan is the native equivalent and generally sounds more natural in Turkish.
What nuance does fazladan bir saat add compared to just bir saat?
It signals that the hour was added to some baseline—perhaps to a plan, schedule, or usual routine. You didn’t just walk for an hour; you walked an hour more than expected or planned.
Why is the verb yürüdüm used here instead of yürüyorum or yürüyeceğim?
yürüdüm is the simple past tense (“I walked”), indicating a completed action. yürüyorum would be present continuous (“I am walking”) and yürüyeceğim is future tense (“I will walk”).
Could fazladan ever follow the verb, as in Yürüdüm fazladan bir saat?
No. Adverbs like fazladan normally precede the elements they modify. Placing it after the verb would break the natural flow and make the sentence ungrammatical.