Learn Turkish: Nakliyeci paletleri tavana değecek kadar istiflesin. - Let the mover stack the pallets enough to touch the ceiling.

Nakliyeci paletleri tavana değecek kadar istiflesin.

Let the mover stack the pallets enough to touch the ceiling.

Breakdown of Nakliyeci paletleri tavana değecek kadar istiflesin.

kadar

as ... as; until, up to

değmek

to touch (brush against, make contact) / to affect

nakliyeci

mover / transporter (freight or moving company)

palet

pallet

Questions & Answers about Nakliyeci paletleri tavana değecek kadar istiflesin.

The lesson is about using -diği kadar. Why does this sentence use -ecek kadar instead?

The form -diği kadar talks about the extent of a present or past action. However, when you want to say 'enough to [verb]' or describe a potential result, you use the future form -(y)AcAk + kadar. So değecek kadar means 'enough to touch' or 'so high that it will touch.'

Why is tavan (ceiling) written with an -a at the end?

The verb değmek (to touch) requires the dative case. In Turkish, you don't just touch something, you touch 'to' something. We add the dative suffix -a to tavan to get tavana (to the ceiling).

What verb tense is istiflesin?

It is the third-person imperative (command) form. Adding -sin to the verb stem istifle- (to stack) expresses an indirect command or strong suggestion, translating to 'let him stack' or 'he should stack.'

Why does paletleri end in -i?

The final -i is the accusative case marker. It shows that paletler (pallets) is the specific direct object of the verb. The speaker means 'the pallets' and not just random ones.