Breakdown of Mülakat yarın sabah dokuzda yapılacak.
yarın
tomorrow
sabah
morning
-da
at
dokuz
nine
mülakat
the interview
yapılmak
to take place
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Questions & Answers about Mülakat yarın sabah dokuzda yapılacak.
What does the suffix -da in dokuzda indicate?
The -da here is the locative case suffix marking time instead of place. It means “at nine o’clock.” In Turkish you can use the locative case to express “at [TIME].”
Why is the locative suffix spelled -da and not -de or -ta?
- Vowel harmony: dokuz has the back vowel o, so you use -da (not -de).
- Consonant assimilation: if a word ends in a voiceless consonant (p, ç, t, k, f, h, s, ş), d becomes t. Since dokuz ends in the voiced z, it stays -da.
Why isn’t mülakat marked with any case ending?
In the passive voice, the original object becomes the grammatical subject and stays in the nominative case, which has a zero ending. Here mülakat (“interview”) is that passive subject, so it remains unmarked.
How do you break down yapılacak into its parts?
yapılacak =
• yap- (root meaning “to do” or “to hold”)
• -ıl- (passive voice suffix)
• -acak (future tense suffix)
Altogether it means “will be done/held.”
Is yapılacak the only way to say “will take place,” or can I use olacak?
You could say Mülakat yarın sabah dokuzda olacak, and it would be understandable. However, yapılacak is more idiomatic when referring to events being “held” or “conducted,” whereas olacak is more general “will be.”
Do I need to include saat before telling the time?
No. Saying dokuzda alone clearly means “at nine o’clock.” Adding saat (saat dokuzda) is optional and sometimes used for clarity or formality.
Why is the order yarın sabah instead of sabah yarın?
Time modifiers go from general to specific. Yarın (“tomorrow”) is more general than sabah (“morning”), so yarın sabah (“tomorrow morning”) is the natural sequence in Turkish.
Can I change the word order in the sentence?
Yes. Turkish has a flexible SOV structure, so you can front the time phrase for emphasis:
Yarın sabah dokuzda mülakat yapılacak.
The meaning stays the same.
How do I pronounce the ü in mülakat?
The ü is a close front rounded vowel [y], like the German ü in für or the French u in tu. Round your lips while placing your tongue high and forward.
Where is the stress in mülakat?
Loanwords with a circumflex or long vowel often carry stress on that syllable. mülâkat is typically stressed on the second syllable: mü-LÂ-kat.