Breakdown of Bize dayattıkları bir müfredattan ziyade bireysel çalışmayı tercih ediyorum.
bir
a / an
biz
we
çalışmak
to work / to study
tercih etmek
to prefer
dayatmak
to impose
müfredat
curriculum
ziyade
rather (used with ablative)
bireysel
individual (adjective)
Questions & Answers about Bize dayattıkları bir müfredattan ziyade bireysel çalışmayı tercih ediyorum.
How does the -tAn ziyade structure work with müfredat in this sentence?
The postposition ziyade means 'rather than' or 'more than.' It always requires the preceding noun or verbal noun to take the ablative case (-dAn / -tAn). Here, it attaches to müfredat (curriculum), forming müfredattan ziyade to mean 'rather than a curriculum.'
Why use the -dIk participle in dayattıkları instead of the subject participle -An?
We use the object participle -dIk because the noun being described (the curriculum) is the object receiving the action. 'They' are the ones doing the imposing. The suffix -ları is the possessive ending showing 'their' action. If you used the subject participle (dayatan), it would incorrectly mean a curriculum that imposes things itself.
Why does çalışma (study) take the accusative case to become çalışmayı?
The verb tercih etmek (to prefer) requires its specific direct object to be in the accusative case. Here, the specific thing being preferred is 'individual study' (bireysel çalışma). Adding the buffer -y- and the accusative suffix -ı gives us çalışmayı.
Why is the pronoun bize (to us) in the dative case?
The verb dayatmak (to impose) requires the dative case for the person receiving the imposition. Just like in English you impose something 'on' someone, in Turkish you impose it 'to' someone, hence bize (to us).
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