Learn Turkish: Okula kadar yürüyoruz. - We walk up to the school.

Okula kadar yürüyoruz.

We walk up to the school.

Breakdown of Okula kadar yürüyoruz.

as ... as; until, up to

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Questions & Answers about Okula kadar yürüyoruz.

What does kadar mean here, and how does it connect to the word before it?

Kadar means "up to," "as far as," or "until." When talking about a destination in distance or time, it always requires the word before it to have the "to/towards" ending (the dative case). That's why "school" (okul) gets the -a ending to become okula.

Does kadar have anything to do with the comparisons (like daha and en) we are learning?

It does! While daha means "more" and en means "most", kadar is used for comparisons of equality to say "as much as" or "as [adjective] as" (for example: as big as a house). In this specific sentence, though, it's used for physical distance to mean "as far as" or "up to" the school.

Why is it yürüyoruz instead of a simple present tense verb?

Yürüyoruz uses the -yor ending, which is the present continuous tense (like "-ing" in English). It literally means "we are walking." Turkish frequently uses this -yor tense for things we might just translate as simple present ("we walk") in English, especially for specific, ongoing, or planned actions.

Can I use -a kadar or -e kadar for time as well as distance?