Breakdown of Bu masa bir arabayı taşıyacak kadar sağlam.
bu
this
bir
a / an
araba
car
masa
table
taşımak
to carry
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
sağlam
solid, sturdy
Questions & Answers about Bu masa bir arabayı taşıyacak kadar sağlam.
How does taşıyacak kadar translate to "enough to carry"?
It uses the future participle suffix -(y)AcAk attached to the verb taşı- (to carry), followed by the word kadar (up to / as much as). Literally, it translates to "to the extent that it will carry." This verb + -(y)AcAk kadar structure is the standard way to express "enough to [do something]" in Turkish.
Why is the word order taşıyacak kadar sağlam rather than sağlam coming first?
In English, we say "sturdy enough," putting the adjective first. In Turkish, modifiers almost always come before the word they describe. Here, the entire phrase bir arabayı taşıyacak kadar (enough to carry a car) acts as a big adverb describing exactly how sağlam (sturdy) the table is, so it must be placed before the adjective.
Why does araba take the accusative ending -(y)ı here?
Even though taşımak (to carry) has been turned into a participle (taşıyacak), it still acts like a verb and takes a direct object. Adding the accusative ending to bir araba (making it bir arabayı) clearly marks it as the direct object that is receiving the action of being carried.
Why is there a -y- in the middle of taşıyacak?
The verb root is taşı-, which ends in a vowel. The degree suffix being added is -acak. Because Turkish grammar generally doesn't allow two vowels to be right next to each other, the buffer letter -y- is inserted to connect them smoothly.
Where is the verb for "is" in this sentence?
The "is" is implied at the very end of the sentence. In the third person (he/she/it), the present tense "to be" suffix (which would be -dır here) is very often dropped in everyday language. You could say sağlamdır, but simply ending the sentence on the adjective sağlam is perfectly natural and correct.
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