Breakdown of Bu sunucu, maksimum barındırabildiği kadar çok gigabayt veriyi senkronize etmek zorunda.
bu
this
çok
a lot of / many
kadar
as ... as; until, up to
sunucu
server
veri
data
zorunda
to have to, to be obliged to
barındırmak
to host (shelter, contain)
maksimum
maximum
senkronize etmek
to synchronize
gigabayt
gigabyte
Questions & Answers about Bu sunucu, maksimum barındırabildiği kadar çok gigabayt veriyi senkronize etmek zorunda.
How exactly does the phrase barındırabildiği kadar translate to 'as... as it can host'?
This uses the formula for maximum capacity from the current lesson. We start with the verb barındırmak (to host or accommodate). We add the ability marker -abil to get barındırabil. Then we add the participle -dik (which mutates to -diğ), the third-person possessive -i (its), and finally kadar (as much as). Literally, it means 'as much as its being able to host'.
Why is çok used after kadar in this sentence?
While barındırabildiği kadar already means 'as much as it can host', adding çok (much or many) links the phrase to the noun gigabayt. To say 'as many [noun] as it can', Turkish uses the structure yapabildiği kadar çok [noun]. Without çok, the sentence would sound unnatural, like 'as much as the gigabytes it can host'.
Why does veri take the accusative suffix -yi here?
The word veriyi is the direct object of the verb senkronize etmek. Because the data is highly specified by the long descriptive phrase 'as many gigabytes as it can maximally host', it is treated as a specific, defined entity rather than a general concept. This requires the definite accusative marker -yi.
Why use zorunda instead of the suffix -malı for 'has to'?
Both express obligation, but zorunda (which comes from zor, meaning trouble or force) is used for external rules, factual requirements, or physical constraints. Since the server's synchronization task is a strict technical requirement imposed by the system rather than a suggestion, zorunda is the perfect fit.
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