Breakdown of Çocukların boyu ne kadar da uzamış!
ne
what
çocuk
child
boy
height
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
Questions & Answers about Çocukların boyu ne kadar da uzamış!
How does ne kadar da turn this into an exclamation rather than a question?
By adding the particle da after a question word like ne kadar (how much), you shift the meaning from asking for information to expressing strong emotion or surprise. Instead of asking 'How much have they grown?', it means 'Look how very much they have grown!'
Why is it boyu (singular) instead of boyları (plural) when talking about multiple children?
In Turkish, when a plural group possesses a body part or a physical attribute, the possessed noun is very often kept singular. Çocukların boyu sounds completely natural and focuses on 'height' as a shared attribute, though çocukların boyları is also grammatically acceptable.
Why use the -mış past tense (uzamış) instead of the definite past tense -dı (uzadı)?
The -mış (inferential) tense is perfect for exclamations of surprise or sudden realization. It shows that the speaker hasn't witnessed the gradual growing process, but is reacting to the final result they have just noticed after not seeing the children for a while.
Why use the verb uzamış instead of büyümüş (grown)?
Büyümek means 'to grow up' in terms of age, maturity, or overall size. Because this sentence specifically mentions boy (height), the verb uzamak (to get longer / to grow taller) is the required pairing.