Breakdown of Fizik kimyadan zor mudur?
zor
difficult
mi
question particle (mı/mi/mu/mü)
kimya
chemistry
fizik
physics
Questions & Answers about Fizik kimyadan zor mudur?
How does "kimyadan" translate to "than chemistry"?
The suffix -dan is the ablative case, which usually means "from". In Turkish, to compare things, you say something is hard "from" the other thing. So, kimyadan literally means "from chemistry" and translates as "than chemistry".
Why is there no word for "more" (daha) in this sentence?
When you attach the -dan / -den (from/than) ending to the thing you are comparing against, the word daha (more) becomes optional. You could say kimyadan daha zor, but just kimyadan zor is enough to mean "harder than chemistry".
Why is there a "-dur" at the end of the question particle "mu"?
The suffix -dir / -dur is often used to emphasize a general, objective fact. While Fizik kimyadan zor mu? simply asks for a personal opinion, adding -dur to make it zor mudur? frames it as a question about a universal truth. This matches your current lesson's focus on asking about general facts.
Why does the "-dur" suffix attach to the question particle "mu" instead of the word "zor"?
In Turkish, "to be" endings (like the generalizing -dur) attach directly to the question particle, not the word before it. The question particle mu separates the adjective from its ending, which is why it is zor mudur? and never zordur mu?.
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