Questions & Answers about Bu kadar yeter; eve gidelim.
What does bu kadar mean here?
Bu kadar literally means this much / this far / this amount. In this sentence, it means something like that’s enough or this is enough for now.
A useful way to think of it:
- bu = this
- kadar = as much as, this much, to this extent
So Bu kadar yeter is a very natural Turkish way to say That’s enough.
Why is the sentence Bu kadar yeter and not just Yeter?
Both are possible.
- Yeter by itself means Enough or That’s enough.
- Bu kadar yeter is a bit more specific: This much is enough or This is enough for now.
Adding bu kadar makes the idea more concrete. It can refer to the amount of work, time, food, talking, effort, and so on.
What exactly does yeter mean grammatically?