Breakdown of Açlık, bir hastalık kadar tehlikeli olurdu.
bir
a / an
olmak
to be
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
tehlikeli
dangerous
Questions & Answers about Açlık, bir hastalık kadar tehlikeli olurdu.
How does olurdu translate to "would be"?
olurdu is built by combining the verb root ol- (to be/become) with the aorist suffix -ur and the past tense suffix -du. When the aorist and past tense are combined into the -(A/I)rdI structure, they form a conditional main clause that translates to "would [verb]" in English.
How does the phrase bir hastalık kadar tehlikeli translate to "as dangerous as a disease"?
To say "as [adjective] as [noun]" in Turkish, you use the postposition kadar (as/amount). The structure is strictly "[noun] kadar [adjective]". Here, bir hastalık (a disease) is followed by kadar, and finally the adjective tehlikeli (dangerous).
Both açlık and hastalık end in -lık. What is the function of this suffix here?
The -lIk suffix (which follows 4-way vowel harmony) frequently turns adjectives into abstract nouns. Aç means "hungry", so açlık is the state of being hungry: "hunger". Similarly, hasta means "sick", and hastalık becomes "sickness" or "disease".
Why is there a comma immediately after Açlık?