Breakdown of İşlemci çalışıyorsa dosyaları sıkıştırabildiğin kadar sıkıştır.
çalışmak
to work / to study
dosya
file
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
sıkıştırmak
to compress
işlemci
processor
Questions & Answers about İşlemci çalışıyorsa dosyaları sıkıştırabildiğin kadar sıkıştır.
How does sıkıştırabildiğin kadar mean "as much as you can"?
This uses the exact structure from our current lesson: the verb stem sıkıştır (compress) + the ability suffix -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 compress."
Why do we need to use the verb sıkıştır twice in this sentence?
Repeating the verb is the standard way to use this "as much as you can" structure in Turkish. The first instance in sıkıştırabildiğin kadar forms the adverbial phrase describing how much to compress, while the final sıkıştır is the actual imperative main verb giving the command: "compress!"
Why is the conditional -sa attached to the present continuous -ıyor in çalışıyorsa?
Attaching the conditional -sa to the present continuous marker -ıyor creates a real condition happening right now. It means "if it is currently working," which fits the immediate context better than the aorist conditional çalışırsa ("if it works" in general).
Why does dosyaları have the -ı ending?
The suffix -ı marks the definite accusative case. Because the sentence tells someone to compress specific files ("the files"), it is a definite direct object and must take this case marker.
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