Breakdown of Bu masa şu sandalye kadar alçak.
bu
this
şu
that (pointed out)
masa
table
sandalye
chair
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
alçak
low
Questions & Answers about Bu masa şu sandalye kadar alçak.
How does kadar translate to 'as... as' in this sentence?
Why doesn't şu sandalye have a case ending before kadar?
When kadar is used with regular nouns to mean 'as much as' or 'as ... as', the noun stays in its plain, dictionary form. You only need to add case endings before kadar if you are using a standalone pronoun (like benim kadar for 'as much as me'). Since sandalye is a regular noun, it takes no ending here.
What is the difference between bu and şu in this context?
Both are pointing words (demonstratives), but they show different distances. Bu means 'this' (right here, close to the speaker), and şu means 'that' (a bit further away, or something the speaker is pointing out to draw attention to it).
Where is the verb 'is' in this sentence?
In Turkish, the 'to be' verb in the present tense often doesn't need a word of its own. For the 'he/she/it' form, it's usually just an invisible ending on the final word. Because alçak (low) is at the end of the sentence, 'is low' is automatically understood.
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