Word
Hafızayı boşaltabildiğin kadar boşalt.
Meaning
Free up the memory as much as you can.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Hafızayı boşaltabildiğin kadar boşalt.
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
boşaltmak
to empty / to clear
hafıza
memory (mental capacity or storage)
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Questions & Answers about Hafızayı boşaltabildiğin kadar boşalt.
How is boşaltabildiğin kadar constructed to mean "as much as you can free up"?
It uses the formula for maximal capacity taught in this lesson: the verb stem boşalt (empty out) + the ability marker -abil + the participle -diğ + the 2nd person singular possessive -in (your) + kadar (as much as). Literally, it translates to "up to the amount of your being able to empty out".
Why is the verb boşalt used twice in this sentence?
In English, we usually avoid repeating the verb, saying "Free up the memory as much as you can." In Turkish, the adverbial phrase boşaltabildiğin kadar (as much as you can free up) acts as a modifier for the main verb, which is the imperative boşalt (free up!). You must explicitly state the main verb again to complete the command.
What is the root of the verb boşaltmak?
It comes from the adjective boş (empty). Adding -al makes the intransitive verb boşalmak (to become empty), and adding the causative suffix -t turns it into the transitive verb boşaltmak (to make something empty, or "to free up" in the context of computer memory).
Why does hafıza take the accusative case marker -yı?
Hafızayı is the specific direct object of the main verb boşalt. Since you are commanding someone to free up "the" specific memory (presumably of a device being discussed), it requires the definite accusative marker.