Word
Boşlukları ağırlığın izin verdiği kadar doldurdular.
Meaning
They filled the gaps as much as the weight allowed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Boşlukları ağırlığın izin verdiği kadar doldurdular.
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
izin vermek
to allow
doldurmak
to fill out / to fill (a space)
boşluk
gap / empty space
Questions & Answers about Boşlukları ağırlığın izin verdiği kadar doldurdular.
How does the phrase izin verdiği kadar work here?
This is the exact structure you are currently learning. It combines the verb izin vermek (to allow) with the -dik suffix, a 3rd person singular possessive ending (-i), and the word kadar. Literally, it means "as much as its allowing." You can use this pattern to say "as much as [someone/something] does/did."
Why is the word for weight (ağırlık) in the genitive case (ağırlığın)?
In Turkish, when you build a clause using the -dik suffix, the subject of that action takes the genitive case. Since "the weight" is the thing doing the allowing, it takes the genitive suffix to become ağırlığın (of the weight), which pairs directly with the possessive ending on verdiği.
Both ağırlığın and verdiği have a ğ in them. Is this the same rule happening twice?
Yes, both words are showing consonant mutation. The base words are ağırlık (weight) and verdik (the allowing). When a suffix starting with a vowel is added (the genitive -ın for the weight, and the possessive -i for the allowing), the hard k at the end of both base words softens to a ğ.
Why is it boşlukları and not just boşluklar?