Breakdown of Günde beş gramdan fazla kreatin almaması gereken atletler var.
beş
five
var
there is / existent
almak
to take, to buy
gün
day
fazla
too much, extra
atlet
athlete
gerekmek
to be necessary / to be needed
gram
gram
kreatin
creatine
Questions & Answers about Günde beş gramdan fazla kreatin almaması gereken atletler var.
How does almaması gereken translate to "who must not take"?
To express necessity in a relative clause, Turkish uses the participle gereken (which is necessary) to modify the noun. The action itself takes the verbal noun form with a possessive suffix, just like in a normal sentence. So almaması gereken atletler literally means "athletes whose not-taking is necessary".
Why is it almaması (singular possessive) when atletler is plural? Shouldn't it be almamaları?
In Turkish, when a plural subject refers to a general category rather than specific, known individuals, the singular possessive suffix is often preferred on the verbal noun. Because this sentence talks about a general rule for this type of athlete, almaması sounds very natural.
Why is the ablative case used in gramdan?
When making comparisons like "more than" or "less than", Turkish uses the ablative case (-dan or -den) attached to the baseline amount, followed by fazla (more) or az (less). So beş gramdan fazla structurally means "more from five grams".
Why does günde mean "a day" or "per day" here instead of just "in the day"?
The locative case (-de or -da) attached to a time period is the standard way to express frequency, rate, or a limit per time period in Turkish. Just like haftada iki gün (two days a week), günde beş gram means "five grams per day".
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