Breakdown of Yeni araştırmaya göre çoğunluk yalnız.
yeni
new
yalnız
alone
göre
according to / compared to
araştırma
research
Questions & Answers about Yeni araştırmaya göre çoğunluk yalnız.
Why does araştırma (research) take the -ya ending here?
The postposition göre (according to) always requires the word before it to take the dative case ending (which usually means 'to' or 'for'). Because araştırma ends in a vowel, we add the buffer letter -y- before the dative suffix -a, resulting in araştırmaya göre.
How does çoğunluk relate to our current topic of fractions and percentages?
While it isn't a mathematical fraction using the locative case (like yüzde elli for 'fifty percent'), çoğunluk (majority) is essential vocabulary for talking about proportions and survey results. It is built from the root çok (many/much) plus the suffix -luk, which creates abstract nouns.
Where is the word for 'is' in 'the majority is lonely'?
In Turkish, 'to be' (am/is/are) is usually a personal suffix attached to the final word of the sentence. However, for the third-person singular (like 'he', 'she', 'it', or 'the majority'), the suffix is completely invisible. Simply placing the adjective yalnız at the end of the sentence naturally translates to 'is lonely'.
I always mix up the spelling of yalnız (lonely) and yanlış (wrong). Is there a trick to remember them?