Adverbs of quantity in Turkish

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The adverbs of quantity can be found as an answer to the question ‘ne kadar?’ (how much?) and can take a place before or after adjectives, verbs or other adverbs.

Lesson outline

1.List of adverbs of quantity
2.When to use the adverbs of quantity?
2.1.Indicating the equality
2.1.1.Examples
2.2.1.Examples
2.3.Indicating the extremity
2.3.1.Examples
3.Exercises
3.1.Multiple choice exercise on the adverbs of quantity
3.2.Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs of quantity

List of adverbs of quantity

Miktar zarfları	Adverbs of quantity
daha	'more'
en	'most'
çok	'very/much/too much'
oldukça	'quite'
az	'not much'
biraz	'a little/a bit'
ne kadar	'how much/how'
hemen hemen/neredeyse	'almost'
bu/şu/o kadar	'such/so'
kadar	as much as

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When to use the adverbs of quantity?

Adverbs of quantity are used in the following cases:

indicating the equality
indicating the comparison
indicating the extremity

1. Indicating the equality

The adverb 'kadar' (as much as) is used to show the equality.

Examples

Yüzmeyi sevdiğim kadar koşmayı da seviyorum. (I like swimming as much as I like running.)
Çaydan ettiği kadar kahveden de nefret eder. (She hates tea as much as she hates coffee.)
Okuduğun kadar öğrenirsin. (You learn as much as you read.)

2. Indicating the comparison

The adverb 'daha' (more) is used to show the comparison and superiority.

Examples

Kardeşim benden daha fazla yedi. (My sister ate more than me.)
Bugün dünden daha güneşli. (Today is more sunny than yesterday.)
Ben senden daha çalışkanım. (I am more hardworking than you.)

3. Indicating the extremity

The adverbs 'çokça / çok / pek çok / fazla (much/many/very), çok az (much less)' are used to show the extremity.

Examples

O çok iyi birisi. (She is a very good person.)
Çok param yok. (I don't have much money.)
İtalya'da pek çok arkadaşı var. (She has too many friends in İtaly.)
Bugün düne göre çok az enerjim var. (I have much less energy today than yesterday.)

Exercises

Multiple choice exercise on the adverbs of quantity
Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs of quantity

Multiple choice exercise on the adverbs of quantity

Slide 1 of 10

Choose the correct translation:

'Kardeşim senin kadar zeki.'

My sister is clever like you.
My sister is as clever as you.

Choose the correct translation:

'Ödevim oldukça uzundu.'

My homework was pretty long.
My homework was a bit long.

Choose the correct translation:

'Neredeyse yirmi yaşında.'

She is almost twenty years old.
She is like twenty years old.

Choose the correct translation:

'Bu biraz sinir bozucu gözüküyor.'

This seems very annoying.
This seems a bit annoying.

Choose the correct translation:

'I want more information.'

Biraz bilgi istiyorum.
Daha fazla bilgi istiyorum.

Choose the correct translation:

'I have much less stress today than yesterday.'

Bugün düne göre daha az stresyliyim.
Bugün düne göre daha çok stresliyim.

Choose the correct translation:

'She is very good at dancing.'

Dansta biraz iyidir.
Dansta çok iyidir.

Choose the correct translation:

'There are too many books on the table.'

Masada pek çok kitap var.
Masada az kitap var.

Choose the correct translation:

'How much coffee do you need for a tiramisu?'

Tiramisu için nasıl kahveye ihtiyacın var?
Tiramisu için ne kadar kahveye ihtiyacın var?

Fill in the blanks exercise about the adverbs of quantity

Fill in the missing adverb's translation.

Quite :

Not much :

Most :

Neredeyse :

Daha :

As much as :

Ne kadar :

A little :

En :

Too much / very :