Breakdown of Zihinsel yorgunluk fiziksel yorgunluktan daha ağırdır.
daha
more
ağır
heavy
yorgunluk
fatigue / exhaustion
fiziksel
physical
Questions & Answers about Zihinsel yorgunluk fiziksel yorgunluktan daha ağırdır.
How are the adjectives zihinsel and fiziksel formed here?
They use the relational adjective suffix -sal / -sel, which attaches to nouns to mean "related to" or "pertaining to." Here, zihin (mind) becomes zihinsel (mental), and fizik (physical body or physics) becomes fiziksel (physical). This suffix strictly follows 2-way vowel harmony.
Why didn't the word zihin drop its second vowel when the suffix was added?
Some two-syllable nouns like zihin experience vowel dropping when a suffix starting with a vowel is added (for example, adding the accusative suffix makes it zihni). However, because the -sel suffix starts with a consonant, the root word keeps its original form: zihinsel.
How does the sentence construct the "heavier than" comparison?
In Turkish, comparisons are made using the ablative case suffix (-dan / -den / -tan / -ten), which acts as "than" in this context. By adding -tan to yorgunluk (fatigue), we get yorgunluktan ("than fatigue"). This pairs with daha (more) and ağır (heavy) to create the comparative "heavier than."
Why does the sentence end with ağırdır instead of just ağır?