Word
Bu numunenin hassasiyeti, diğerlerinin aksine çok yüksek.
Meaning
The precision of this sample, unlike the others, is very high.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Bu numunenin hassasiyeti, diğerlerinin aksine çok yüksek.
bu
this
çok
very
yüksek
high
diğer
the other
Questions & Answers about Bu numunenin hassasiyeti, diğerlerinin aksine çok yüksek.
How does the phrase diğerlerinin aksine work here to mean 'unlike the others'?
It uses the genitive case. The word diğerleri (the others) takes the genitive suffix -nin to become diğerlerinin (of the others). Then we add aksine (to the contrary). Literally, it translates to 'to the contrary of the others'. This genitive + aksine structure is the standard way to say 'unlike [someone/something]' in Turkish.
Why is there an extra '-i-' in diğerlerinin? Why not just diğerlernin?
The word diğerleri acts as a pronoun here. It combines diğer (other), the plural -ler, and the third-person possessive suffix -i to mean 'the others' from a specific group. To link this to aksine, we must add the genitive suffix -in, separated by the buffer letter -n-, resulting in diğerlerinin.
Why is there an '-i' at the end of hassasiyeti?
It completes a definite noun compound (possessive construction) with bu numunenin (of this sample). The noun hassasiyet (precision or sensitivity) takes the third-person possessive suffix -i to show that it belongs to the sample, forming bu numunenin hassasiyeti (the precision of this sample).
Could I use tersine instead of aksine in this sentence?