Kamyonun hacmini hesapladığımız kadar kullandık.
We used the truck's volume as much as we calculated.
Breakdown of Kamyonun hacmini hesapladığımız kadar kullandık.
kullanmak
to use
kamyon
truck
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
hesaplamak
to calculate
Questions & Answers about Kamyonun hacmini hesapladığımız kadar kullandık.
How does hesapladığımız kadar translate to "as much as we calculated"?
This structure uses the verb hesaplamak (to calculate) combined with the -dık participle suffix. When we add the personal possessive ending -ımız (our) and the word kadar (as much as), it creates a clause of extent. Literally, it means "as much as our calculating", which means "as much as we calculated" in natural English.
What is the root word of hacmini, and why does it change?
The root noun is hacim (volume). It undergoes vowel drop, losing its second vowel when a vowel-starting suffix is attached. So, hacim plus the possessive -i (its) becomes hacmi. Next, we add the buffer -n- and the accusative case -i, resulting in hacmini.
Why does hacmini take the accusative case here?
The volume is the specific direct object of the main verb kullandık (we used). Because we are talking about a specific, defined volume (the truck's volume), the word needs the definite accusative ending.
Why do we use Kamyonun instead of just Kamyon?
Adding the genitive suffix -un makes this a specific possessive relationship meaning "the truck's volume". If we just said kamyon hacmi, it would be a general noun compound meaning the concept of "truck volume" rather than the volume of this specific truck.