Breakdown of Bu palto o kadar ağır ki askıdan düştü.
bu
this
o
that / he / she / it
düşmek
to fall
ağır
heavy
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
ki
that (conjunction) / so... that
palto
overcoat
askı
hanger
Questions & Answers about Bu palto o kadar ağır ki askıdan düştü.
How does the o kadar ... ki structure work here?
The phrase o kadar means so much or to that degree, and the conjunction ki acts just like that in English. When you place an adjective like ağır (heavy) in the middle, it creates a so [adjective] that [result] pattern. Here, it simply means so heavy that...
Why do we use the -dan ending on askıdan?
The verb düşmek (to fall) generally requires the ablative case (-dan or -den, meaning from) to indicate the starting point of the fall. Since the coat fell off or from the hanger, askı (hanger) takes the suffix to become askıdan.
Is the word askı (hanger) related to a verb?
Yes, it comes from the verb asmak (to hang). In Turkish, adding a suffix like -ı, -i, or -kı to a verb root often creates a noun representing a tool used for that action. So an askı is literally a tool used for hanging.
Why doesn't the word ki follow vowel harmony after the thick vowels in ağır?
The standalone conjunction ki (meaning that) is a borrowing from Persian and never follows Turkish vowel harmony rules. It is always written as ki regardless of the word before it, unlike the Turkish relative suffix -ki which occasionally changes to match rounded vowels (like in bugünkü).
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