Martı daha yukarıda uçuyor.

The seagull is flying higher up.

Breakdown of Martı daha yukarıda uçuyor.

• uçmak: to fly
• martı: the seagull
• daha yukarıda: higher up

Questions & Answers about Martı daha yukarıda uçuyor.

What does each word in Martı daha yukarıda uçuyor mean?

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• martı = seagull / gull
• daha = more, further, or in many contexts part of a comparative idea like higher
• yukarıda = up above, higher up, in a higher place
• uçuyor = is flying

So the sentence literally feels like:

• The seagull is flying further up / higher up.

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Why is daha used here?

Daha often adds the idea of more or further.

In this sentence, it combines with yukarıda to mean:

• higher up
• further up

So:

• yukarıda = up above
• daha yukarıda = higher up

This is very common in Turkish.
For example:

• daha büyük = bigger
• daha hızlı = faster
• daha yukarıda = higher up

It does not have to mean more in a strictly literal way every time; often it just forms a comparative meaning.

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