Learn Turkish: Sadece ezberden ziyade aktif öğrenme materyallerini seviyorum. - I like active learning materials rather than just rote memorization.

The structure -den ziyade means "rather than" or "more than." It attaches to the noun ezber (rote memorization) with the ablative suffix -den, showing a preference for the second item over the first.

Could I use an infinitive verb here, like ezberlemekten ziyade?

Yes, you can! Ezberlemekten ziyade means "rather than memorizing," using the infinitive verb form. In this sentence, the speaker chose the noun ezber (memorization), so it just takes the standard noun ablative -den.

Let's review the suffixes on materyallerini. Why are there two "i" endings?

The word breaks down as materyal-ler-i-n-i. The first -i is the possessive suffix completing the compound noun öğrenme materyalleri (learning materials). The final -i is the accusative case, required because this entire phrase is the specific direct object of seviyorum. The -n- is a buffer letter.

What is the difference between using -den ziyade and yerine here?

Ezberden ziyade implies a preference scale, showing the speaker favors active learning over memorization. If you used ezber yerine (instead of memorization), it implies a strict 1-to-1 replacement where memorization is entirely excluded.