Breakdown of Öte yandan bu plan çok pahalı.
bu
this
çok
very
pahalı
expensive
plan
plan
öte
the other side, beyond
Questions & Answers about Öte yandan bu plan çok pahalı.
The current lesson is about aksine and tersine (on the contrary). Why use öte yandan here instead?
Aksine and tersine are used for complete contradiction, meaning "on the contrary" or "the exact opposite." Öte yandan means "on the other hand." It doesn't contradict a previous statement; it just introduces a different, balancing perspective—like bringing up the high cost of a plan that might otherwise sound like a great idea.
How do the parts of öte yandan literally translate to "on the other hand"?
Öte means "further" or "the other" (as in beyond), yan means "side", and -dan is the "from" suffix. So it literally translates to "from the other side," which functions exactly like the English idiom "on the other hand."
Could I use diğer taraftan instead of öte yandan in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Diğer taraftan (literally "from the other side") is a direct synonym for öte yandan and is completely interchangeable with it in this context.
Why isn't there a "to be" suffix like -dır on the word pahalı?
In everyday Turkish, the third-person "is" suffix (-dır / -dir) is frequently dropped when stating simple facts or opinions. Saying bu plan çok pahalı is complete and natural. Adding the suffix to make pahalıdır would make the sentence sound much more formal, like an objective statement in a business report rather than a conversational observation.
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