No. 4,110 in Turkish
kadar
"Up to," "until," or "as much as."
In a sentence
Bugün sabah sekize kadar uyudum.
I slept until eight o'clock in the morning today.
In this sentence, 'kadar' denotes 'until' as a marker of time duration.
Evin büyüklüğü kadar güzel olması da önemli.
As important as the size of the house is its beauty.
Here, 'kadar' is used to indicate comparison.
Bu kadar çabuk mu geldin?
Did you arrive this quickly?
In this example, 'kadar' is used to express the extent or degree of an action.
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