Breakdown of Ben her hafta sonu geleneksel yemek pişiriyorum.
ben
I
yemek
the food
pişirmek
to cook
her
every
Questions & Answers about Ben her hafta sonu geleneksel yemek pişiriyorum.
Why does her require a singular noun in her hafta sonu and what does her mean?
her means every in English. In Turkish, her always pairs with a singular noun because it literally refers to “each one” in a series. For example:
- her gün = every day
- her ay = every month
You would never say her günler or her aylar.
Why is it hafta sonu written as two words, and why does sonu carry the -u ending?
hafta sonu = “week’s end,” i.e. weekend. It’s a compound of hafta (week) + son (end) + third-person singular possessive -u, literally “the end of the week.” That -u is not an accusative but a possessive suffix marking “end” as belonging to the week.
How can I say “on weekends” using a plural form instead of her?
You can pluralize hafta sonu to hafta sonları and use it as a time adverb:
- Hafta sonları geleneksel yemek pişiriyorum.
This means essentially the same as her hafta sonu, but now you’re treating “weekends” as a general group rather than “each weekend one by one.”
Why is the pronoun Ben included? Can I drop it?