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Orada daha iyi bir lokanta var.

Orada daha iyi bir lokanta var.
There is a better restaurant there.
From Lesson 51:Comparisons (daha, en)·Turkish

Questions & Answers about Orada daha iyi bir lokanta var.

Does Turkish have a specific word for "better" like English does?
No, Turkish makes comparisons much simpler! Instead of changing the word "good" into a new word like "better", you just use daha (more) before the adjective. So daha iyi literally means "more good".
Why is the word order daha iyi bir lokanta instead of bir daha iyi lokanta?
In Turkish, when an adjective describes a noun with bir (a/an), the adjective usually comes first. You say the describing words, then bir, and finally the noun. It translates literally to "better a restaurant".
The English translation says "There is... there." Which Turkish word means which?
English uses "there" in two different ways, but Turkish uses two different words! Var means "there is" (showing existence), and orada means "over there" or "in that place" (showing location).
What does the -da at the end of orada do?
It is the location suffix, meaning in, at, or on. Ora means "that place", so adding -da makes it orada, meaning "at that place" or simply "there".

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