Breakdown of Geçen yıla kıyasla kondisyonum çok iyi.
iyi
good
çok
very
yıl
year
geçen
last, previous
kıyasla
compared to (by comparison)
kondisyon
fitness level / conditioning
Questions & Answers about Geçen yıla kıyasla kondisyonum çok iyi.
Why does yıl have an -a ending before kıyasla?
The word kıyasla (compared to) is a postposition that always requires the noun before it to be in the dative case (-(y)a or -(y)e). Because it is 'compared to last year', the noun yıl (year) takes the dative ending -a, resulting in yıla kıyasla.
Is there a difference between using kıyasla and the more common göre in this sentence?
You could easily say Geçen yıla göre here and the overall meaning remains the same. However, kıyasla is more specific. While göre is versatile and can mean 'according to' or 'in my opinion', kıyasla strictly means 'in comparison with' and emphasizes a direct contrast between two things.
The word kondisyon looks like 'condition'. Does it always mean 'fitness' in Turkish?
It is a bit of a false friend. In Turkish, kondisyon is almost exclusively used to talk about physical stamina, athletic endurance, or fitness level. If you want to talk about the general condition or state of a car, a building, or a situation, you would use a word like durum.
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